tillable

adjective till·able \ ˈti-lə-bəl \

Definition of tillable

: capable of being tilled : arable

60 tillable acres

Almost every square foot of tillable land is exploited as fully as possible.
—Edwin O. Reischauer

First Known Use of tillable

1571

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