subsoil plow

American  

noun

1. a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.

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Etymology

Origin of subsoil plow

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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subsoil plow

An implement like a subsoil plow, constructed to run four feet deep, and merely doing the work of the pick, would be of great assistance.

From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by Henry F. (Henry Flagg) French

But, in the present mode of using the subsoil plow on land free from stones, a depth less than three and a half or four feet would hardly be safe for the depth of tile-drains.

From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by Henry F. (Henry Flagg) French

We cultivate by subsoil plow, cultivator, and hoe, with no stones to impede our work.

From Success with Small Fruits by Edward Payson Roe

Here is one situation where, if I had a neighbor with a large tractor and subsoil plow, I'd hire him to fracture my land 3 or 4 feet deep.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon

The best plan is to use a small subsoil plow, drawn by a single horse, or strong mule, trained to walk in the ditch.

From Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health by George E. (George Edwin) Waring