harrow — A farming tool with metal teeth or disks for breaking up and smoothing soil
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A farming tool with metal teeth or disks for breaking up and smoothing soil
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhæroʊ/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's old harrow is now a garden decoration, though it once terrorized many potato fields.
- The harrowing experience of watching a horror movie left him unable to sleep.
- He decided to harrow his neighbor's garden as a surprise, not knowing it would actually surprise them with a lawsuit.
harrow
NOUN[/ˈhæroʊ/]
A farming tool with metal teeth or disks for breaking up and smoothing soil
The farmer drives the harrow across the field to break up heavy clods of soil.
The harrow moves through the narrow path, with a sparrow as companion!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old Norse 'herfi' meaning to drag or harrow, related to Proto-Germanic *harwjan. The word entered Middle English through Scandinavian influence during the Viking settlements in England.
Breakdown
harrow (single morpheme, root word from Old Norse herfi with no productive English affixes) = a dragging/harrowing tool
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📝Examples
“My grandmother's old harrow is now a garden decoration, though it once terrorized many potato fields.”
“The harrowing experience of watching a horror movie left him unable to sleep.”
“He decided to harrow his neighbor's garden as a surprise, not knowing it would actually surprise them with a lawsuit.”
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