English Explanatory Dictionary

tilth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Agricultural labour; husbandry.
  2. The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture.
  3. Cultivated land
  4. Rich cultivated soil.

Pronunciation

/tɪlθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tilth.wav

Word forms

tilth tilths

Etymology

From Middle English tilthe, from Old English tilþ, tilþe, corresponding to till + -th (abstract nominal suffix).

Related words

till tillage

Derived words

earth-tilth
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