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Harrow Har"row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Harrowing.] [OE. harowen, harwen; cf. Dan. harve. See Harrow, n.] 1. To draw a harrow over, as for the purpose of breaking clods and leveling the surface, or for covering seed; as, to harrow land. Will he harrow the valleys after thee? --Job xxxix. 10. 2. To break or tear, as with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex. My aged muscles harrowed up with whips. --Rowe. I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul. --Shak.
Harrow
Harrow Har"row (h[a^]r"r[-o]), n. [OE. harowe, harwe, AS. hearge; cf. D. hark rake, G. harke, Icel. herfi harrow, Dan. harve, Sw. harf. [root]16.] 1. An implement of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other, and set with iron or wooden teeth. It is drawn over plowed land to level it and break the clods, to stir the soil and make it fine, or to cover seed when sown. 2. (Mil.) An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried. Bush harrow, a kind of light harrow made of bushes, for harrowing grass lands and covering seeds, or to finish the work of a toothed harrow. Drill harrow. See under 6th Drill. Under the harrow, subjected to actual torture with a toothed instrument, or to great affliction or oppression.
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Harrow Har"row, interj. [OF. harau, haro; fr. OHG. hara, hera, herot, or fr. OS. herod hither, akin to E. here.] Help! Halloo! An exclamation of distress; a call for succor;-the ancient Norman hue and cry. ``Harrow and well away!' --Spenser. Harrow! alas! here lies my fellow slain. --Chaucer.
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Harrow Har"row, v. t. [See Harry.] To pillage; to harry; to oppress. [Obs.] --Spenser. Meaning thereby to harrow his people. --Bacon

Meaning of Harrows from wikipedia

- harrows: disc harrows, tine harrows (including spring-tooth harrows, drag harrows, and spike harrows), chain harrows, and chain-disk harrows. Harrows...
- modern tractor, disc harrows typically consisted of two sections, which were horse-drawn and had no hydraulic power. These harrows were often adjustable...
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- Look up harrow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Harrow may refer to: Harrow, Victoria, Australia Harrow, Ontario, Canada The Harrow, County Wexford...
- functions. The drag harrow is not often used in modern farming as other harrows have proven to be more suitable, such as the disc harrow. Another reason they...
- Ministry ordered one hundred Harrows for the RAF. While the Fleet Air Arm also placed a separate order for one hundred Harrows, Handley Page did not have...
- Harrow (/ˈhæroʊ/) is a large town in Greater London, England, and serves as the prin****l settlement of the London Borough of Harrow. Lying about 9.5 miles...
- Harrow on the Hill is a locality and historic village in the borough of Harrow in Greater London, England. The name refers to Harrow Hill, 408 feet (124 m)...
- Harrow School (/ˈhæroʊ/) is a public school (English boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in...
- Harrower is an Anglo-Saxon surname. The first people to use the name were those who cultivated land (harrowed). David Harrower (born 1966), Scottish playwright...