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harrow

/ˈhæɹəʊ/

noun

Meaning

  • 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.

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

verb

Meaning

  • To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.

  • To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment.

  • To break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex.