lister
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈlɪstər/
- Archaic
:
arado de surcos
- The farmer used a lister to prepare the field for planting.
Examples
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Farmers often use a lister to create furrows for planting seeds in their fields.
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A lister helps create furrows for better irrigation.
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Early spring is the best time to run the lister through the soil.
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The farmer used a lister to prepare the field for planting potatoes.
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This old lister has been in our family for generations.
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The lister efficiently moves soil away from the center, making it easier to cultivate crops.
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To prepare the land for planting, the farmer employed a lister that could handle the heavy soil.
Synonyms
A plow that makes a central furrow and moves soil to both sides for planting
A farming plow with two blades that moves soil to both sides of a planting row
A plow that makes a deep middle row and moves soil to both sides
A farming tool with two blades that turns over soil when pulled by a tractor
A farming tool with two curved blades that turns over two long rows of soil at once
A plow that turns over two or more rows of soil at the same time
A farming tool with a curved metal blade that turns soil for planting
Compounds
- Specialized
A plow that makes a central furrow and moves soil to both sides for planting
Surface Forms
Morphology
lister = list (opaque) = list + er
The form can be analysed as list + -er, but the agricultural plow sense depends on an older specialized meaning of list and is not predictable from the modern word 'list'.
Etymology
Lister for a farming tool is easy to picture: it makes long rows in the soil, so you can think of it as making a list or 'row' in the field. That's why a lister pushes soil to each side to make a middle groove for planting.