noun
A hand tool for digging, lifting, or moving soil; often used in gardening or farming. The kanji 鋤 is especially associated with this meaning.
畑を耕すために鋤を使った。
I used a spade to till the field.
noun
A farming implement for turning over soil, typically pulled by an animal or tractor. The kanji 犂 is especially associated with this meaning, though 鋤 is also used. Cross-referenced with 唐鋤 (からすき), a type of plow.
See also: 唐鋤
昔は牛に犂を引かせて田を耕した。
In the old days, they had oxen pull a plow to till the rice fields.
The word すき is native Japanese. The kanji 鋤 and 犂 are both used for farming tools, but their exact historical derivation is uncertain.