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verb har·row \ˈher-(ˌ)ō, ˈha-(ˌ)rō\

Definition of harrow

archaic

transitive verb
: pillage, plunder long harrowed by oppressor's hand — Sir Walter Scott

Origin and Etymology of harrow

Middle English harwen, from Old English hergian

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First Known Use: before 12th century

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harrow

noun har·row

Definition of harrow

: a cultivating tool set with spikes, teeth, or disks and used primarily for breaking up and smoothing the soil

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Origin and Etymology of harrow

Middle English harwe; akin to Old Norse hervi harrow, Middle Dutch harke rake

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First Known Use: 14th century

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Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

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verb har·row

Definition of harrow

transitive verb
1 : to cultivate with a harrow (see ²harrow) harrow the fields
2 : torment, vex harrowed by war has not set out to appall the reader with horrors nor to harrow him with miseries — Douglas Stewart

harrower

play \ˈher-ə-wər, ˈha-rə-\ noun

First Known Use of harrow

14th century

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

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geographical name Har·row \ˈha-(ˌ)rō\

Definition of Harrow

borough of northwestern Greater London, England population 241,000

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noun har·row \ˈher-ō\

Definition of harrow for Students

: a piece of farm equipment that has metal teeth or disks for breaking up and smoothing soil

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verb har·row

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harrowed

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harrowing

1 : to drag a harrow over (plowed ground)
2 : ²distress … the rest that lay helpless in their bunks harrowed me with screaming … — Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped