n. the cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops
n. land that has been so cultivated
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The operation, practice, or art of tilling or preparing land for seed, and keeping the ground in a proper state for the growth of crops.
n. A place tilled or cultivated; cultivated land.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The operation, practice, or art of tilling land, or preparing it for seed, and keeping the ground free from weeds which might impede the growth of crops; cultivation; culture; husbandry.
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n. the cultivation of soil for raising crops
n. arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
Word Usage
"They sowed much (v. 6), kept a great deal of ground in tillage, which, they might expect, would turn to a better advantage than usual, because their land had long lain fallow and had enjoyed its sabbaths."