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Webster 1913 Edition


Arable

Ar′a-ble

,
Adj.
[F.
arable
, L.
arabilis
, fr.
arare
to plow, akin to Gr. [GREEK], E.
ear
, to plow. See
Earable
.]
Fit for plowing or tillage; – hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.

Ar′a-ble

,
Noun.
Arable land; plow land.

Webster 1828 Edition


Arable

AR'ABLE

,
Adj.
[L. aro, Gr. to plow.]
Fit for plowing or tillage; hence often applied to land which has been plowed.

Definition 2024


arable

arable

English

Adjective

arable (comparative more arable, superlative most arable)

  1. (agriculture, of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).
  2. (agriculture, NGO jargon, of land) Under cultivation (within any quinquennial period) for the production of crops sown and harvested within the same agricultural year (contrasted with permanently-cropped lands such as orchards).

Translations


French

Etymology

From Old French arable, from Latin arābilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ʁabl/

Adjective

arable m, f (plural arables)

  1. arable

Old French

Etymology

From Latin arābilis.

Adjective

arable m (oblique and nominative feminine singular arable)

  1. arable