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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Arable \Ar"a*ble\, adjective [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Arable \Ar"a*ble\, noun Arable land; plow land.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
arable
adjective: (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively [syn: {cultivable}, {cultivatable}, {tillable}]
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