Meanings
- archaicdialectalrareuncountableCultivation 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 Mouth1 more example
"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
- Middle Englisherthe-tilthe
- Englishearth-tilth
From Middle English erthe-tilthe, equivalent to earth + tilth.
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earth-tilth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth-tilth
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