harrow
A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which…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.
» It was a harrowing experience.
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2 sensesA 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.
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An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.
- a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
Examples
6 sentencesIt was a harrowing experience.
Tom made a harrowing escape.
The horses are pulling the harrow.
It was the most harrowing experience of my life.
ruЭто был самый мучительный опыт в моей жизни. — marafon
The movie is a harrowing depiction of life in an urban slum.
ruФильм рисует душераздирающую картину жизни в городских трущобах. — shanghainese
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English harwe, harow, from Old English *hearwa (perhaps ultimately cognate witFrom 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.
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