Tilling

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who tills.

    "The farmer's field requires regular tillings."

  2. 2
    Acronym of targeting induced local lesions in genomes, a method that allows directed identification of mutations in a specific gene. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. 3
    cultivation of the land in order to raise crops wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of till form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cultivationculturedressinglistingthinningtillage

Example

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"His iron constitution enabled him to work morning and evening at improving and tilling his lands."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English tillynge, tiliyng, tilyenge, tylynge, from Old English tiliende, tilġende, equivalent to till + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English tyllynge, tiling, tilinge, telynge, from Old English tilung, teolung, equivalent to till + -ing.

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