tine harrow
- noun
- Specialized
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rastra de púas
- After plowing, they passed over the soil with a tine harrow to create a fine seedbed.
Examples
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The farmer attached the tine harrow to his tractor before preparing the field for sowing.
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Using a tine harrow can help control weeds without damaging young crops.
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The farmer uses a tine harrow to prepare the field.
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Many tine harrows are available for different soil types.
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After plowing, they passed over the soil with a tine harrow to create a fine seedbed.
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The farmer attached the tine harrow to his tractor before preparing the field for sowing.
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Using a tine harrow can help control weeds without damaging young crops.
Synonyms
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A farm tool with spikes that breaks and smooths soil
A farming tool with small metal teeth that follows the ground to remove weeds
A farm tool with spring teeth on a flexible frame that removes weeds from fields
Tool with thin spring prongs on a flexible frame that removes weeds from crops without harming them
A machine with rotating spikes that breaks and smooths soil before planting
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: a 'tine' (a sharp projecting point) modifying 'harrow' (a soil-smoothing implement) yields an implement of a harrow that has tines. This noun+noun combination follows a transparent descriptive pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Tine harrow: The noun tine harrow names a farming tool made of many metal spikes called tines attached to a larger tool called a harrow. Farmers drag it over the ground so the sharp tines 'rake' and 'loosen' the soil, pull small weeds and make a fine bed for seeds, so the name shows the tool's job.