Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Arable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arable \Ar"a*ble\, a. [F. arable, L. arabilis, fr. arare to
plow, akin to Gr. ?, E. ear, to plow. See {Earable}.]
Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land
which has been plowed or tilled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arable \Ar"a*ble\, n.
Arable land; plow land.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
arable
adj : (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively [syn: {cultivable},
{cultivatable}, {tillable}]
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