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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[F.

arable

, L.

arabilis

, fr.

arare

to plow, akin to Gr. [GREEK], E.

ear

, to plow. See

Fit for plowing or tillage; – hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.

Noun.

Arable land; plow land.

Adj.

[L. aro, Gr. to plow.]

Fit for plowing or tillage; hence often applied to land which has been plowed.