flex harrow
- noun
- Specialized
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rastra flexible
- The farmer used a flex harrow to prepare the field before planting seeds.
Examples
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Weeding with a flex harrow helps reduce the need for herbicides in crop fields.
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Because of its contour-following design, a flex harrow is perfect for uneven terrain.
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The farmer used a flex harrow to prepare the soil.
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A flex harrow is essential for effective weeding.
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The farmer used a flex harrow to remove weeds from his vegetable garden.
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We decided to use a flex harrow because it adapts well to the shape of the field.
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To maintain healthy crops, the agriculture team often utilizes a flex harrow for efficient weeding.
Synonyms
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7.9
A farm tool with spikes that breaks and smooths soil
A farming tool with small metal teeth that follows the ground to remove weeds
Tool with thin spring prongs on a flexible frame that removes weeds from crops without harming them
A farming tool with metal spikes that loosens soil and removes small weeds
A garden tool with a flat blade you push to cut weeds and loosen soil
How Flexible
- Specialized
2
7.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a harrow with a flexible/bending frame' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'flex' (to bend) + 'harrow' (a soil-smoothing implement), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a harrow that bends or is flexible. This follows a regular English modifier+noun pattern (verb used attributively) and is cross-linguistically transparent, so it should be understandable to a B1 learner despite the technical agricultural context.
Etymology
The compound noun flex harrow names a farming tool and shows its parts: flex means flexible and harrow is a rake with metal teeth used on the soil. Picture a bendable frame with teeth that follow every bump and pull out weeds — that is why a flex harrow is used for 'weeding crops' and working uneven ground.