TILTH

tilth

(noun) the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tilth (countable and uncountable, plural tilths)

Agricultural labour; husbandry.

The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture.

Rich cultivated soil.

Source: Wiktionary


Tilth, n. Etym: [AS. til, fr. tilian to till. See Till to cultivate.]

1. The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture; as, land is good tilth. The tilth and rank fertility of its golden youth. De Quincey.

2. That which is tilled; tillage ground. [R.] And so by tilth and grange . . . We gained the mother city. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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