middlebreaker
- noun
- Specialized
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arado de surcos
- With its double moldboards, a middlebreaker efficiently separates the soil to both sides of the new row.
Examples
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The farmer used a middlebreaker to open neat furrows across the field in spring.
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Many cotton farmers rely on a middlebreaker during early planting to create wide, clean seed beds.
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The middlebreaker is essential for efficient plowing.
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Farmers often use a middlebreaker for planting crops.
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Many cotton farmers rely on a middlebreaker to create wide furrows for planting seeds.
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The farmer used a middlebreaker to efficiently move soil away from the central row.
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During the planting season, a middlebreaker helps in preparing the field by opening neat rows.
Synonyms
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A plow with two blades that moves soil to both sides of a central furrow
A plow that makes a central furrow and moves soil to both sides for planting
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word middlebreaker comes from middle ('the centre') and breaker ('one who breaks'), so imagine a tool that splits the ground down the middle to make a planting row. That's why a middlebreaker is a plow with two curved blades that move soil to both sides of that central row.