till´a|ble

till´a|ble
till1 «tihl», preposition, conjunction.
–prep.
1. up to the time of; before; until: »

The child played till eight.

2. Especially Scottish. to or unto; as far as.
–conj.
up to the time when; until: »

Walk till you come to a white house.

╂[Old English til < Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic til < -tili, as in aldertili life's end)]
Usage till, until. These two words are not distinguishable in meaning. Till is more usual except at the beginning of sentences: »

Until he went to college, he never had thought of his speech. He had never thought of his speech till [or until] he went to college.

till2 «tihl», transitive verb, intransitive verb.
to cultivate (land), as by plowing, harrowing, and manuring; cultivate; plow: »

Farmers till the land before planting.

╂[Old English tilian cultivate, tend, work at; (originally) strive after, probably ultimately < till fixed point, goal]
–till´a|ble, adjective.
till3 «tihl», noun.
1. a small drawer for money, usually under or behind a counter: »

A cash register is sometimes called a till.

2. Informal. any place or thing that contains or stores money: »

Do we have enough in the till for a vacation?

SYNONYM(S): coffer.
╂[origin uncertain]
till4 «tihl», noun.
1. glacial drift or deposit of stiff clay, gravel, sand, and boulders.
2. British. a stiff clay.
╂[origin unknown]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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