| 1. | Part arable and tilth, whereon were Sheave. - from Paradise Lost by John Milton |
| 2. | Of hills for vines, and arable for grai. - from The Iliad of Homer by Homer |
| 3. | Of downs for flocks, and arable for grain. - from The Iliad of Homer by Homer |
| 4. | The cattle-yard, the garden, hay fields, and arable land, divided into several parts, had to be made into separate lots. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| 5. | A small part of the land--the worst part--he let out for rent, while a hundred acres of arable land he cultivated himself with his family and two hired laborers. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| 6. | In the Venetian territory, all the arable lands which are given in lease to farmers are taxed at a tenth of the rent. - from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith |
| 7. | The usual reward which they receive from their master is a house, a small garden for pot-herbs, as much grass as will feed a cow, and, perhaps, an acre or two of bad arable land. - from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith |