HARROW

Harrow

In agriculture, a harrow is an implement for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil. In this way it is distinct in its effect from the plough, which is used for deeper tillage. Harrowing is often carried out on fields to follow the rough finish left by ploughing operations. The purpose of this harrowing is generally to break up clods and to provide a finer finish, a good tilth or soil structure that is suitable for seedbed use. Such coarser harrowing may also be used to remove weeds and to cover seed after sowing. Harrows differ from cultivators in that they disturb the whole surface of the soil, such as to prepare a seedbed, instead of disturbing ...

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harrow

Noun

  1. A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
  2. An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.

Verb

  1. To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
  2. To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment.
    The headless horseman harrowed Ichabod Crane as he tried to reach the bridge.
  3. To break or tear, as with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex.

Interjection

  1. A call for help, or of distress, alarm etc.


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