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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Arable

Ar′a·ble (ăr′ȧ·b'l), a. [F. arable, L. arabilis, fr. arare to plow, akin to Gr. ἀροῦν, E. ear, to plow. See Earable.] Fit for plowing or tillage; — hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.

Ar′a·ble, n. Arable land; plow land.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article.