ETYM Old Eng. harowe, harwe, AS. hearge; cf. Dutch hark rake, German harke, Icel. herfi harrow, Dan. harve, Swed. harf.
A cultivating implement that pulverizes or smoothes the soil.
Agricultural implement used to break up the furrows left by the plow and reduce the soil to a fine consistency or tilth, and to cover the seeds after sowing. The traditional harrow consists of spikes set in a frame; modern harrows use sets of discs.
Bodenbearbeitungsgerät mit Zinken zum Krümeln u. Krustebrechen, zur Unkrautbekämpfung u. zum Unterbringen von Saat u. Dünger.
Outer London borough of NW Greater London
features
Harrow School (1571)
famous people
R B Sheridan, Charles Kingsley, Robert Ballantyne, Matthew Arnold, Anthony Trollope.
To draw a harrow over (land); SYN. disk.