single-furrow plow
- noun
- /ˈsɪŋɡəlˈfɜːroʊ plaʊ/
- Specialized
:
arado de un surco
- A single-furrow plow is ideal for cultivating small gardens and narrow plots of land.
Examples
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The farmer repaired his old single-furrow plow before the start of spring planting.
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Many antique single-furrow plows are displayed in the local agricultural museum.
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He used a single-furrow plow to prepare the field.
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The farmer bought a single-furrow plough last spring.
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A single-furrow plow is ideal for cultivating small gardens and narrow plots of land.
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The farmer repaired his old single-furrow plow before the start of spring planting.
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He used a single-furrow plow to prepare the field for planting vegetables.
Synonyms
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A large farming tool with heavy blades that turns soil before planting
A farming tool with a curved metal blade that turns soil for planting
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Surface Forms
Morphology
single-furrow + plow
The phrase transparently composes 'single' + 'furrow' + 'plow' to denote a plow that makes one furrow at a time; the meaning is directly inferable from the constituents and standard compounding patterns. Hyphenation does not change the compositionality, and the concept (a one-blade plow) is predictable cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the component words could understand it.
Etymology
Single-furrow plow paints a clear image: a simple plow with a single furrow-making blade that cuts one 'long groove' in the soil as it is pulled along. That's why the term means a plow made to cut one furrow at a time, often used for small gardens.