tilth

tilth  (tlth)

n.

1. Cultivation of land; tillage.

2. Tilled earth.

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[Middle English, from Old English, from tilian, to labor.]

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tilth [tɪlθ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the act or process of tilling land

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the condition of soil or land that has been tilled, esp with respect to suitability for promoting plant growth

[Old English tilthe; see till²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tilth - the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	2.	tilth - arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops ploughland, plowland, tillage, tilled land, cultivated land, farmland fallow - cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"

Translations

tilth [tɪlθ] N (= act) → cultivo m, labranza f; (= state) → condición f (cultivable)de la tierra

tilth

n

(= topsoil) → (Acker)krume f

(= cultivated land) → Ackerland nt