harrow
noun[C]
uk/ˈhær.əʊ/us/ˈher.oʊ/alargepieceofequipmentthat ispulledbehind atractor(= afarmvehicle)tobreaktheearthintosmallpiecesreadyforplanting
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Farm vehicles & equipment
- all-terrain vehicle
- ATV
- binder
- Caterpillar tractor
- combine
- goad
- harvester
- milking machine
- planter
- plough
- ploughshare
- reaper
- scarecrow
- seeder
- sifter
- sorter
- spreader
- tractor
- yoke
harrow
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈhær.əʊ/us/ˈher.oʊ/to use alargepieceofequipmentthat ispulledbehind atractor(= afarmvehicle)tobreaktheearthintosmallpiecesreadyforplanting:
roughlyploughedand harrowedland
Theploughmanharrows andsows, and thenwaitsfor theharvest.
- Goodgroundpreparation, harrowing, andploughingare alwaysneeded
- Thecroprequireslandto be harrowed anddrilledinJuly.
- Alightharrowing of theseedbedin latesummerisadvisable.
Farming - general words
- agroecology
- agroforestry
- arable
- biodynamic
- biodynamics
- grain
- harvest
- haystack
- hydroponic
- landless
- landrace
- monoculture
- non-farm
- oliviculture
- PYO
- soil
- terrace
- the Agrarian Revolution
- thresh
- yield