Harrow
11harrow — ► NOUN ▪ an implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth which is dragged over ploughed land to break up or spread the soil. ► VERB 1) draw a harrow over. 2) (harrowing) very distressing. ORIGIN Old Norse …
12Harrow — (spr. härro), H. on the Hill, Stadt in der engl. Grafsch. Middlesex, (1901) 10.220 E., berühmte Erziehungsanstalt …
13harrow — I verb aggrieve, agitate, alarm, annoy, appall, assail, badger, bedevil, beset, besiege, bother, browbeat, bully, chafe, chagrin, cross, discompose, disconcert, dismay, displease, disquiet, disturb, excruciare, fret, give pain, harass, harm,… …
14Harrow — [ hærəʊ], Stadtbezirk (London Borough) im Nordwesten Londons, England, 198 600 Einwohner; vorwiegend Wohngebiet, daneben Druckereien, Foto und elektrotechnische Industrie. 767 erstmals erwähnt, bis 1545 Residenz des Erzbischofs von Canterbury,… …
15Harrow — [har′ō] 1. borough of Greater London, England: pop. 200,000 2. private preparatory school for boys, in this borough …
16harrow — harrow1 harrower, n. /har oh/, n. 1. an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc. v.t. 2. to draw a harrow over (land). 3. to disturb keenly or… …
17Harrow — /har oh/, n. 1. a borough of Greater London, in SE England. 201,300. 2. a boarding school for boys, founded in 1571 at Harrow on the Hill, an urban district near London, England. * * * ▪ borough, London, United Kingdom outer borough of… …
18harrow — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disk, cultivator, drag; see plow , shovel , tractor . Types of harrows include: disk harrow, Scotch harrow, cultipacker, double action harrow, cutaway harrow, spading harrow. v. 1. [To use a harrow on land] Syn. drag, dig,… …
19harrow — 1. noun /ˈhaɹəʊ,ˈhæɹoʊ/ 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. He sent for the… …
20harrow — {{11}}harrow (n.) agricultural implement, heavy wooden rake, c.1300, haru, from O.E. *hearwa, apparently related to O.N. harfr harrow, and perhaps connected with O.E. hærfest harvest (see HARVEST (Cf. harvest)). Or possibly from hergian (see… …
