harrow
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- noun
- /ˈhɛroʊ/
:
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- A harrow is essential for improving soil texture after plowing and making it ready for seeds.
- plow and harrow
- disc harrow
- harrow disks
Examples
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In Russia, farm technology had been limited to windmills, steel plows, wooden harrows, and an assortment of wagons.
Academic text (1992) -
The tractors were ancient models with rusty harrow disks, but both trucks were new, one being the truck from which Jaak had bought his radio.
Fiction book (1992) -
A river of seed was drilled behind the disc and harrow.
Fiction book (1996) -
Farmers have neither plows, harrows, nor livestock to prepare their fields properly, nor the credit with which to purchase the equipment and draught power.
Academic text (1994) -
I dig the hole, refill it, and draw the harrow's teeth across the ground to pattern it with the rest of the field already prepared for sowing a new crop of winter wheat.
Fiction book (1996) -
The horse-drawn cultivator, actually an improved harrow, was then introduced to weed row crops, specifically maize (Waring 1855).
Academic text (1991) -
Griswold explained in detail to Rachael Ann how his plow, harrow, scythe, great ax, and hoe all functioned, one different from the next.
Fiction book (2001) -
Farmers often use a harrow to prepare the soil for planting by breaking up clumps and smoothing the surface.
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After plowing the field, the farmer employed a harrow to ensure the soil was evenly turned and prepared.
Synonyms
A farm tool with round metal disks that breaks up and smooths soil
A machine with rotating spikes that breaks and smooths soil before planting
A farming tool with metal spikes that loosens soil and removes small weeds
A farm tool with spring teeth on a flexible frame that removes weeds from fields
A farming tool with small metal teeth that follows the ground to remove weeds
Compounds
- Specialized
A farming tool with small metal teeth that follows the ground to remove weeds
- Specialized
A farm tool with spring teeth on a flexible frame that removes weeds from fields
- Specialized
A machine with rotating spikes that breaks and smooths soil before planting
- Specialized
A farming tool with metal spikes that loosens soil and removes small weeds
How Effective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Harrow as a farming tool comes from an old English idea of 'pulling up' or 'breaking' the earth. Think of a heavy toothed rake that tears clods and smooths the soil, which is why the tool is called a harrow.