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Har·row
(hăr′ō) A borough of Greater London in southeast England. It is the site of the public school Harrow, founded in 1572.
har·row 1
(hăr′ō)n.
A farm implement consisting of a heavy frame with sharp teeth or upright disks, used to break up and even off plowed ground.
tr.v. har·rowed, har·row·ing, har·rows
1. To break up and level (soil or land) with a harrow.
2. To inflict great distress or torment on.
[Middle English harwe.]
har′row·er n.
har·row 2
(hăr′ō)tr.v. har·rowed, har·row·ing, har·rows Archaic
To plunder or rob (Hell of redeemed souls). Used of Jesus after the Crucifixion.
[Middle English herwen, variant of harien; see harry.]
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harrow
(ˈhærəʊ)n
(Agriculture) any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil
vb
1. (Agriculture) (tr) to draw a harrow over (land)
2. (Agriculture) (intr) (of soil) to become broken up through harrowing
3. (tr) to distress; vex
[C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish harv, Swedish harf; related to Middle Dutch harke rake]
ˈharrower n
ˈharrowing adj, n
ˈharrowingly adv
harrow
(ˈhærəʊ)vb (tr)
1. to plunder or ravish
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (of Christ) to descend into (hell) to rescue righteous souls
[C13: variant of Old English hergian to harry]
ˈharrowment n
Harrow
(ˈhærəʊ)n
(Placename) a borough of NW Greater London; site of an English boys' public school founded in 1571 at Harrow-on-the-Hill, a part of this borough. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 51 sq km (20 sq miles)
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har•row1
(ˈhær oʊ)n.
1. an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, for leveling and breaking up clods in plowed land.
v.t. 2. to draw a harrow over (land).
3. to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., of.
v.i. 4. to become broken up by harrowing, as soil.
[1250–1300; Middle English harwe; akin to Old Norse herfi harrow, Middle Dutch harke rake]
har′row•er, n.
har•row2
(ˈhær oʊ)v.t. Archaic.
to despoil.
[before 1000; Middle English harwen, herwen, Old English hergian to harry]
har′row•ment, n.
Har•row
(ˈhær oʊ)n.
a borough of Greater London, in SE England. 201,300.
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harrow
, harrowing - To harrow is to wound the feelings or cause to suffer—which gives us harrowing.See also related terms for suffer.
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harrow
Past participle: harrowed
Gerund: harrowing
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Harrow
Harrows are the primary implements used to break up dirt clods, fill in holes, and generally level the ground after it has been broken by a turning plow. One of the earlier approaches to harrowing, and one that survived on a limited scale through many centuries, was merely to drag a tree limb with plenty of branches on it over the ground. Harrows to be pulled by horses were made in five-foot wide sections, with provisions for linking them together side-by-side to make them wider. Each section was considered a load for one horse. Thus, if three sections were linked together side-by-side, three horses were used to pull the combination.
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| Noun | 1. | harrow - a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil cultivator, tiller - a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) disc harrow, disk harrow - a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle |
| Verb | 1. | harrow - draw a harrow over (land) |
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brány
äeshara
borona
akėčios
brona
grapă
brána
brana
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harrow
(Agr)n → Egge f
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