The tilth and rank fertility of its golden youth.
--De Quincey.
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2. That which is tilled; tillage ground. [R.]
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And so by tilth and grange . . . We gained the mother city. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tilth — /tilth/, n. 1. the act or operation of tilling land; tillage. 2. the state of being tilled or under cultivation. 3. the physical condition of soil in relation to plant growth. 4. land that is tilled or cultivated. [bef. 1000; ME, OE. See TILL2,… … Universalium
tilth — [tilth] n. [ME tilthe < OE < tilian (see TILL2), akin to OFris tilath, cultivation] 1. a tilling or being tilled; cultivation of land 2. tilled land … English World dictionary
tilth — (n.) labor, work (especially in agriculture), O.E. tilþ, from tilian to till (see TILL (Cf. till) (v.)) + TH (Cf. th) … Etymology dictionary
tilth — ► NOUN 1) cultivation of land; tillage. 2) the condition of tilled soil. ORIGIN Old English, related to TILL(Cf. ↑tillage) … English terms dictionary
tilth — n. 1 tillage, cultivation. 2 the condition of tilled soil (in good tilth). Etymology: OE tilth(e) (as TILL(3)) … Useful english dictionary
tilth — noun cultivation of land; tillage. ↘the condition of tilled soil. ↘prepared surface soil. Origin OE tilth, tilthe, from tilian (see till3) … English new terms dictionary
tilth — [[t]tɪlθ[/t]] n. 1) agr. tillage 2) agr. the physical condition of cultivated soil in relation to plant growth 3) agr. the condition of cultivated soil: crumbly tilth[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME, OE; see till II, th I … From formal English to slang
tilth — /tɪlθ/ (say tilth) noun 1. the act or operation of tilling; tillage. 2. the state of being tilled. 3. the physical condition of soil in relation to plant growth. 4. tilled land. {Middle English and Old English, from Old English tilian till2} …
tilth — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from tilian to till Date: before 12th century 1. cultivated land ; tillage 2. the state of aggregation of a soil especially in relation to its suitability for crop growth … New Collegiate Dictionary
tilth — noun a) The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture. b) Rich cultivated soil. See Also: till, tillage … Wiktionary
