A narrow trench made in the earth with a plough, esp. for the reception of seed. to sow under the furrow (see quot. 1523 at sense).
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > furrow (20) furrowc888 A narrow trench made in the earth with a plough, esp. for the reception of seed. to sow under the furrow (see quot. 1523 at sense). vorec1380 A furrow. scratching1548 The action of scratch, v. in various senses. henting?a1605 A ploughed furrow between ridges (ridge, n.1 5a); the action of ploughing such a furrow. voor1669 A furrow. thorough1732 English regional (chiefly east midlands). A furrow. Now rare. gaw1793 (See quots. 1793 1812.) Also attributive in gaw-cut n. also gaw-cutting,gaw-fur n. = furrow, n.): see quots dead furrow1838 the last or finishing furrow left between ‘lands’ in ploughing. sheugh1844 A furrow made for the temporary reception of plants: see sheugh, v. 2. mould furrow1851 A furrow next to the edge of a ridge (ridge, n.1 5a), forming the first or last of a series of small furrows into which an open furrow is ploughed. back-furrow1855 transitive and intransitive. To plough (land) so that a second furrow-slice is laid against the face of the first by ploughing in the reverse… Subcategories:— direction of furrows (1) — side of seed-furrow (1) — methods of turning furrow (7) |
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