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harrows

The correct spelling is harrows.

How to pronounce harrows

noun

Say it like: Har-row-s

The correct spelling is harrows. 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 s…

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Meanings

noun

  1. 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. 2.An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.

verb

  1. 1.To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
  2. 2.To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment.
  3. 3.To break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex.

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