Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earth-tilth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: earth--tilth
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cultivation of the ground; farming; agriculture.

Archaic; Uncountable

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.'"

Etymology

From Middle English erthe-tilthe, equivalent to earth + tilth.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: erthe-tilthe

Usage

Rhymes With

filth tilth spilth illth

Questions

What does earth-tilth mean?: Cultivation of the ground; farming; agriculture.
Where does earth-tilth come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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