Definition of arable
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: fit for or used for the growing of crops
arable land
2
British
: engaged in, produced by, or being the cultivation of arable land
arable farming arable farmers
arable
nounDefinition of arable (Entry 2 of 2)
chiefly British
: land fit or used for the growing of crops
also
: a plot of such land
the village arable of Anglo-Saxon times
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The first known use of arable was in the 15th century
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