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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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