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Till

noun

Unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together. Synonym: boulder clay.

A treasury for government funds. Synonyms: public treasury, trough.

A strongbox for holding cash. Synonyms: cashbox, money box.

verb

(past & past part. tilled; pres. part. tilling)

Work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.

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"Till" Quotes from Famous Books

... silly! What difference does it make? Haven't I a cruel stepmother that is constantly making scenes if I do the least little thing, especially since Miss Murtree went home because her mother has typhoid in Buffalo. You wait till I get the ...

— The Wrong Twin • Harry Leon Wilson

... couple of hours later, when he was talking the thing over with the Little Doctor, "here's a note Take-Notice's girl gave me for him. I don't reckon there's any good news in it, so maybe yuh better hold it out on him till he's got over the fever. I guess we queered Andy a lot—but I'll ride over, soon as I can, and fix it up with her and tell her he broke his leg, all right. Maybe," he finished optimistically, "she'll come over to ...

— The Happy Family • Bertha Muzzy Bower

... reticent about it—even with me. And I know it was rumoured that Prinsley was not his real name. So it would not surprise me in the least if Mrs. Fogleplug turned out to be right, though I cannot say till she gives ...

— In Brief Authority • F. Anstey

... the bearer to the Queen of a request from the Queen-dowager that she might be permitted to remain at Windsor till after the funeral. In reply, her Majesty wrote an affectionate letter of condolence to her aunt, begging her to consult nothing but her own health and convenience, and to stay at Windsor just as long as she pleased. The writer was observed to ...

— Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen V.1. • Sarah Tytler

... Adana, where they did not keep such a close look-out, the fast had not commenced. During its continuance, which is from twenty-eight to twenty-nine days, no Mussulman dares eat, drink, or smoke, from an hour before sunrise till half an hour after sunset. The Mohammedan months are lunar, and each month makes the whole round of the seasons, once in thirty-three years. When, therefore, the Ramazan comes in midsummer, as at present, the fulfilment of this fast is a great trial, even to the strongest and most devout. ...

— The Lands of the Saracen - Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain • Bayard Taylor

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