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checkrow

American  
[chek-roh] / ˈtʃɛkˌroʊ /

noun

  1. one of a number of rows row of trees or plants, especially corn, in which the distance between adjacent trees or plants is equal to that between adjacent rows. row.

verb (used with object)

  1. to plant in checkrows.

checkrow British  
/ ˈtʃɛkˌrəʊ /

noun

  1. a row of plants, esp corn, in which the spaces between adjacent plants are equal to those between adjacent rows to facilitate cultivation

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verb

  1. (tr) to plant in checkrows

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of checkrow

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; check 1 + row 1

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