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middlebreaker

middlebreaker

9.9
A farming plow with two blades that moves soil to both sides of a planting row
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • With its double moldboards, a middlebreaker efficiently separates the soil to both sides of the new row.

Examples

  • The farmer used a middlebreaker to open neat furrows across the field in spring.

  • Many cotton farmers rely on a middlebreaker during early planting to create wide, clean seed beds.

  • The middlebreaker is essential for efficient plowing.

  • Farmers often use a middlebreaker for planting crops.

  • Many cotton farmers rely on a middlebreaker to create wide furrows for planting seeds.

  • The farmer used a middlebreaker to efficiently move soil away from the central row.

  • During the planting season, a middlebreaker helps in preparing the field by opening neat rows.

Synonyms

lister
vsmiddlebreaker
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A plow with two blades that moves soil to both sides of a central furrow

focuses on opening rows in fields rather than general soil turning
lister plow
vsmiddlebreaker
  • Specialized
9.5

A plow that makes a central furrow and moves soil to both sides for planting

focuses on opening planting rows rather than preparing seedbeds
middle buster
vsmiddlebreaker
  • Archaic
9.9

A plow that makes a deep middle row and moves soil to both sides

is mainly used to open planting rows rather than for harvesting
two-furrow plow
vsmiddlebreaker
  • Specialized
8.0

A farming tool with two blades that turns over soil when pulled by a tractor

is designed to form one central furrow with soil placed on both sides
double-furrow plow
vsmiddlebreaker
  • Specialized
8.3

A farming tool with two curved blades that turns over two long rows of soil at once

is used to open a central planting furrow rather than just turn separate furrows
multiple-furrow plow
vsmiddlebreaker
  • Specialized
8.2

A plow that turns over two or more rows of soil at the same time

focuses on creating one central row rather than turning many furrows simultaneously
moldboard plow
vsmiddlebreaker
  • Specialized
8.2

A farming tool with a curved metal blade that turns soil for planting

is a specialized variety using two blades to move soil to both sides

Surface Forms

middlebreaker singular

Morphology

middlebreaker = middle + breaker (transparent) = middle + breaker

Formed by the clear compound 'middle' + 'breaker' (an implement/person that breaks), so the meaning 'an implement that breaks in the middle / breaks a middle furrow' is inferable from the parts.

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.