What is another word for harrows?

Pronunciation: [hˈaɹə͡ʊz] (IPA)

Harrows are agricultural tools that are used to break up and level soil. There are several synonyms for harrows including cultivators, plows, tillers, and scythes. Cultivators are smaller and lighter harrows that are used for loosening soil or weeding gardens. Plows are typically larger and used for breaking up unplowed land. Tillers are similar to cultivators, but they have sharper, pointed blades and are more heavy-duty. Scythes are another type of harrow that resemble a large sickle and are used for cutting and clearing thick brush and weeds. All of these synonyms are tools used to prepare soil for planting crops, ultimately helping to improve food production.

What are the hypernyms for Harrows?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    farm equipment, agricultural equipment, farming tools.

Usage examples for Harrows

Capital account: Clearing of average brush and timber land, at $15 per hectare $340.00 Four carabaos, plows, harrows, cultivators, carts, etc.
"Cacao Culture in the Philippines"
William S. Lyon
Through a wide space, of which the rickety broken gate hung by a single hinge, Mary entered a large yard, a court littered with disabled carts, harrows, and other field implements, all equally unserviceable.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
The smith, released by the conclusion of the tale, blew a mighty blast, and the fire burst into a red blaze, throwing into relief the black figure of the smith and the white faces of the ploughmen; glancing from the teeth of harrows, and the blades of scythes, and the cruel knives of reaping machines, and from instruments with triple prongs; and lighting up with a hideous glare the black sooty recesses of the smithy.
"Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush"
Ian Maclaren

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