[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

arable \ar"able\, a. 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
earable 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

arable \ar"able\, n.
   arable land; plow land.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

arable
     adj : of farmland capable of being farmed productively syn: cultivable,
            cultivatable, tillable
see also:
cultivable cultivatable tillable 

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