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Verb
/ˈharō/,
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harrows, plural;
  1. Draw a harrow over (land)

  2. Cause distress to
    • - Todd could take it, whereas I'm harrowed by it
Noun
  1. An implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth or tines that is dragged over plowed land to break up clods, remove weeds, and cover seed


  1. a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
  2. draw a harrow over (land)
  3. A hörgr (Old Norse, plural hörgar) or hearg (Old English) was a type of religious building or altar possibly consisting of a heap of stones, used in Norse paganism. ...
  4. The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: Hillingdon to the west, Ealing to the south, Brent to the south-east and Barnet to the east.
  5. In agriculture, a set of harrows is an implement for cultivating the surface of the soil. In this way it is distinct in its effect from the plough, which is used for deeper cultivation. Harrowing is often carried out on fields to follow the rough finish left by ploughing operations. ...
  6. Harrow was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Harrow suburb of North London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  7. The Harrow was a online magazine for fantasy and horror fiction, poetry, and reviews, launched in January 1998 by founder and editor-in-chief Dru Pagliassotti. ...
  8. Harrower is an Anglo-Saxon surname. The first people to use the name were those who cultivated land (harrowed).
  9. 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; To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow; To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment ...
  10. an implement to break up and smooth plowed or clumped soil in preparation for creating a seed bed.
  11. An agricultural tool that loosens and works the ground surface.
  12. 1. to tear; to wound 2. to make uncomfortable; to distress
  13. A frame of timbers crossing each other, and set with teeth.
  14. Animal drawn farming implement used to stir, pulverize, level, and weed the soil. The typical harrow was a triangular frame covering four to six feet of ground with iron or wood teeth set to project 6 to 7 inches. The earliest harrows were supplemented by shovel plows and hoes.
  15. A heavy horse or oxen-drawn wooden frame with projecting spikes or teeth for breaking up clods left in a field after plowing. Also used for covering up seeds.
  16. A heavy frame of timber (or iron) set with iron teeth or tines, which is dragged over ploughed land to break clods, pulverize and stir the soil, root up weeds, or cover in the seed.
  17. an (outdoor) altar for Heathen worship.
  18. The prestigious Harrow School which Byron attended.
  19. is now a borough of Greater London.  Before 1963 it was part of Middlesex County, and in 1934 it was formed from the urban district of Harrow on the Hill and two others.
  20. To inflict great distress or torment on.