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subsoiler

American  
[suhb-soi-ler] / ˈsʌbˌsɔɪ lər /

noun

  1. one who operates a subsoil plow.

  2. subsoil plow.


Etymology

Origin of subsoiler

First recorded in 1850–55; subsoil + -er 1


Example Sentences

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You are a silent little subsoiler yourself, Leigh, doing your work effectually.

From Winning the Wilderness by J. N. Marchand

I prefer young, thrifty trees, planted in furrows made with a plow and subsoiler.

From The Apple by Various

If possible, before planting, plow and cross-plow deeply, and have a subsoiler follow in each furrow.

From Success with Small Fruits by Edward Payson Roe

If you are not ready to go to this expense, a subsoiler, following the plow with another team, would put your land in better shape for dry farming or for irrigation than it is now.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson

They should be thrown out as deep as can be done with a plow, then followed by subsoiler twelve to eighteen inches deep.

From The Apple by Various

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