"earth-tilth" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Rhymes: -ɪlθ Etymology: From Middle English erthe-tilthe, equivalent to earth + tilth. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|erthe-tilthe}} Middle English erthe-tilthe, {{compound|en|earth|tilth}} earth + tilth Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} earth-tilth (uncountable)
  1. (rare, archaic or dialectal) Cultivation of the ground; farming; agriculture. Tags: archaic, dialectal, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-earth-tilth-en-noun-FObVa4eE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1994, Paul Matthews, With My Heart in My Mouth:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2000, Nancy Varian Berberick, A Child of Elvish - Page 101:",
          "text": "\"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.'",
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