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harrow

har·row

UK/ˈhæɹəʊ/ US/ˈhæɹoʊ/ uncommon obsolete
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

draw a harrow over (land)

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noun

1.

a cultivator that pulverizes or smoothes the soil

Origin

From Middle English harwe, harow, from Old English *hearwa (perhaps ultimately cognate with harvest), or from Old Norse harfr/herfi; compare Danish harve (“harrow”), Dutch hark (“rake”). Akin to Latin carpere. According to the OED, the verb senses are partly derived from the noun sense, partly from a by-form of the verb harry, itself from Old English hergian.

Phrases

  • disc harrow
  • harrow up
  • harrowing of hell
  • power harrow
  • ridge harrow
  • road harrow
  • spring-tooth harrow

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