disc harrow

British  

noun

1. a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting

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disc harrow

He must often chop last year’s stalks with a disc harrow or with a stalk cutter.

From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York

I cultivate my young orchard to corn and potatoes, using a disc harrow, and cease cropping when they begin to bear.

From The Apple by Various

I plant my orchard to corn for about eight years, using a disc harrow; and cease cropping at the end of that time.

From The Apple by Various

The best tool for cultivating is a disc harrow.

From The Apple by Various

I cultivate my orchard to corn eight years, then use a disc harrow, running both ways, keeping a dust mulch; I cease cropping at bearing age and plant nothing.

From The Apple by Various