noun.
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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noun.
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.
noun.
A place tilled or cultivated; cultivated land.
noun.
the cultivation of arableland by plowing, sowing and raisingcrops
noun.
land that has been so cultivated
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noun.
the cultivation of soil for raising crops
noun.
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."