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harrow1 definition

har·row (har′ō)

noun

a frame with spikes or sharp-edged disks, drawn by a horse or tractor and used for breaking up and leveling plowed ground, covering seeds, rooting up weeds, etc.

Etymology: ME harwe < ? OE *hearwa: akin to ON harfr < IE *(s)kerp-: see harvest

transitive verb

  1. to draw a harrow over (land)
  2. to cause mental distress to; torment; vex

intransitive verb

to take harrowing ground that harrows well

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harrow2 definition

har·row (har′ō)

transitive verb

Archaic to rob, plunder, or pillage

Etymology: ME harwen, herien < OE hergian: see harry

harrow Idioms

harrow hell

Archaic to enter hell and rescue the righteous: said of Christ
Harrow definition

Har·row (har′ō)

  1. borough of Greater London, England: pop. 200,000
  2. private preparatory school for boys, in this borough

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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