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earth-tilth

earth-tilth noun: cultivation of the ground; farming; agriculture.

Noun

earth-tilth (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, rare) Cultivation of the ground; farming; agriculture.
    • Dumb-founded Nature You will crown the chorale of our hearts The day you rise - Who give us weight, earth-tilth And tincture - God will fill the opening Of your eyes.1994, Paul Matthews, With My Heart in My Mouth
    • "That was my mother's father," Grandfather Crey had said. "And he used to say 'feather-heeled' when he meant agile. A horse's fetlock was his 'foot-lock,' and we fanners did not engage in farming, young Joze, we engaged in 'earth-tilth.'2000, Nancy Varian Berberick, A Child of Elvish - Page 101

Origin of earth-tilth

From Middle English erthe-tilthe, equivalent to earth + tilth.

Words that rhyme with earth-tilth

Questions about earth-tilth

What does earth-tilth mean?
Earth-tilth means cultivation of the ground; farming; agriculture.
What part of speech is earth-tilth?
Earth-tilth is a noun.

Words near earth-tilth in the dictionary

  1. earth-side
  2. Earth-sized
  3. earth-stopper
  4. earth-stoppers
  5. earth-stopping
  6. earth-tilth
  7. earth-tone
  8. earth-toned
  9. earth-tongue
  10. earth-tongues
  11. Eartha

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