Earth-tilth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Earth-tilth is a noun meaning (rare, archaic or dialectal) Cultivation of the ground; farming; agriculture.
Meaning
(rare, archaic or dialectal) Cultivation of the ground; farming; agriculture.
Example Sentences
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.
"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.'
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include terraculture, yerth, geophagism, anthroturbation, terrene, earthenwork.
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