tilth

/tɪlθ/

Other forms: tilths

Tilth is land that has been plowed, sowed, and yes, tilled, and is ready to be used for raising crops. An active farm should have plenty of tilth.

Tilth is also called tilled land. The words tilth and till come from an Old English word that means basically “to labor, to work.” Tilth is what happens when you work the soil. This unusual-looking word has had several meanings related to work and cultivation, but its main meaning is a type of land that's been used by farmers for their crops.

Definitions of tilth

1. noun

   the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth
   type of:

   condition, status

   a state at a particular time
2. noun

   arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
   synonyms: cultivated land, farmland, ploughland, plowland, tillage, tilled land

   types:

   fallow

   cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons

   type of:

   ground, land, soil

   material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)