Meaning & use
tilth
The state or quality of cultivated soil, especially its texture and readiness for planting.
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Years of composting had given the garden bed a fine, crumbly tilth.
Farmers assess the tilth of a field before deciding when to sow seeds.
A note on using this word
Tilth is a specialist agricultural term describing soil condition rather than the act of plowing itself.
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