two-furrow plow
- noun
- /ˈtuːˌfɜːroʊ plaʊ/
- Specialized
:
arado de dos surcos
- Modern tractors can easily handle a two-furrow plow even in heavy soils.
Examples
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The farmer used a two-furrow plow to speed up cultivation of his large field.
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With a two-furrow plow, the tractor can turn over two strips of soil simultaneously, improving productivity.
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For smaller operations, a two-furrow plow offers a practical compromise between efficiency and maneuverability.
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The farmer used a two-furrow plow to prepare the field.
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Have you seen a two-furrow plow in action?
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The farmer efficiently tilled the field with his two-furrow plow during the planting season.
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Using a two-furrow plow allowed the farmer to cultivate more land in less time.
Synonyms
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A plow with two blades that moves soil to both sides of a central furrow
A farming tool with two curved blades that turns over two long rows of soil at once
A farming plow with two blades that moves soil to both sides of a planting row
A plow that makes a central furrow and moves soil to both sides for planting
How Many
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
two-furrow + plow
The phrase is a straightforward compound: 'two' (number) + 'furrow' (groove in the soil) modifying 'plow' (farm implement), so the meaning 'a plow that makes/turns two furrows' is directly recoverable from its parts. This is a common compounding pattern found cross-linguistically, so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Two-furrow plow names a machine you can picture: a plow with two wide blades that cut two long furrows in the soil as it moves. Because it makes 'two furrows at once', it can work faster across a field, so the name tells you what it does.