arable

3 definitions found

arable - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

  Arable \Ar"a*ble\, n.
     Arable land; plow land.
     [1913 Webster]

arable - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  arable
      adj 1: (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively [syn:
             arable, cultivable, cultivatable, tillable]