tilling
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till 1
(tĭl)tr.v. tilled, till·ing, tills
To prepare (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate.
[Middle English tillen, from Old English tilian.]
till′a·ble adj.
till 2
(tĭl)prep.
Until.
conj.
Until.
[Middle English, from Old English til, from Old Norse.]
Usage Note: Till and until are generally interchangeable in both writing and speech, though as the first word in a sentence until is usually preferred: Until you get that paper written, don't even think about going to the movies. · Till is actually the older word, with until having been formed by the addition to it of the prefix un-, meaning "up to." In the 1700s, the spelling 'till became fashionable, as if till were a shortened form of until. Although 'till is now nonstandard, 'til is sometimes used in this way and is considered acceptable, though it is etymologically incorrect.
till 3
(tĭl)n.
1. A drawer, small chest, or compartment for money, as in a store.
2. A supply of money; a purse.
[Middle English tille.]
till 4
(tĭl)n.
Glacial drift composed of an unconsolidated, heterogeneous mixture of clay, sand, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders.
[Origin unknown.]
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tilling
(ˈtɪlɪŋ)n
(Agriculture) the act of tilling or ploughing
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| Noun | 1. |  tilling - cultivation of the land in order to raise cropscultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) |
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