Harrow

Definitions

1. A town in northwestern Greater London, England, historically in the county of Middlesex.
2. A surname originating as an occupation for a harrower.
3. 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.
4. A London borough of Greater London, England.
5. An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.
6. A locality in the Shire of Southern Grampians and the Shire of West Wimmera, south western Victoria, Australia.
7. A prestigious public school for boys, in the town of Harrow.

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Examples

“He sent for the carpenter, who was under contract to be with the threshing-machine, but it turned out that he was mending the harrows, which should have⟳ been mended the week before Lent.”

““It may be fun for her,” I said with one of my bitter laughs, “but it isn't so diverting for the unfortunate toads beneath the harrow whom she plunges so ruthlessly in the soup.””

“Part of your job would be to learn⟳ tractor ploughing and the use⟳ of planters, harrows, and cultivators.”

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