Backfurrow
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
"Harrow sections are usually held together by bolts and projecting eyes which permit them to follow the contours of terraces and backfurrows."
Verb
- 1 To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
"Before planting, an attempt was made to list the ground, the land being ridged with an ordinary walking plow by backfurrowing."
Example
More examples"Harrow sections are usually held together by bolts and projecting eyes which permit them to follow the contours of terraces and backfurrows."
Etymology
From back- + furrow.
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