disk harrow
- noun
- /dɪsk ˈhɛroʊ/
- Specialized
:
arado de discos
- The farmer used a disk harrow to prepare the field for planting.
Examples
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Modern disk harrows are often attached to tractors for greater efficiency.
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After plowing, the disk harrow was run over the soil to break up large clods.
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The disk harrow is essential for preparing the field.
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Farmers often use a disk harrow in the spring.
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After plowing, the disk harrow was used to break up large clumps of soil.
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The farmer relied on a disk harrow to smooth the field before planting crops.
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In spring, farmers utilize a disk harrow for effective soil preparation.
Synonyms
2
7.9
A farm tool with spikes that breaks 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
How Deep
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'disk' specifies the type of 'harrow' (a harrow that uses disks), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is an agricultural implement with disks for breaking/smoothing soil. The noun+noun construction is a common, cross-linguistically transparent way to form subtypes, making the term predictable to B1 learners who know the constituents.
Etymology
The noun disk harrow comes from its parts: a disk is a round metal plate and a harrow is a tool for breaking soil. Farmers put rows of disks on a frame and pull it across the field to break big lumps and smooth the ground, so the name now means 'a tool with disks used to break up and smooth soil'.