Emily Dickinson Lexicon

TILTH, n. [Sax. tilth; from till.]

1. That which is tilled; tillage ground. [Not in use.]
2. The state of being tilled or prepared for a crop. We say, land is in good tilth, when it is manured, plowed, broken and mellowed for receiving the seed. We say also, ground is in bad tilth. When we say, land is in tilth, we mean in good condition for the seed; not in tilth, in a bad condition.