To prepare (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate.
[Middle English tilen, from Old English tilian.]
tillable till'a·ble adj.till2 (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 18th century 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.
till3 (tĭl)
n.
- A drawer, small chest, or compartment for money, as in a store.
- A supply of money; a purse.
[Middle English tille.]
till4 (tĭl)
n.
Glacial drift composed of an unconsolidated, heterogeneous mixture of clay, sand, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders.
[Origin unknown.]
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