Definition of TILLAGE

tillage

Meanings

Plural: tillages

Noun

  • arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
  • the cultivation of soil for raising crops
  • The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.
  • Land cultivated in this way.
  • The act or process of soil disturbance as a part of farming; especially, types of disturbance requiring draft animals or machinery for power.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tillage; by surface analysis, till + -age.

Synonyms

cultivated land, cultivating, cultivation, farmland, ploughland, plowland, tilled land, tilling, tilth

Antonyms

no-till, no-tillage

Scrabble Score: 8

tillage is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tillage is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 11

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