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

I prefer large, healthy, two-year-old trees, planted with a lister, subsoil plow, and spade.

From The Apple by Various

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 Solomon, Steve

Figure 82 shows a home-made subsoil plow, and Fig.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

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 French, Henry F. (Henry Flagg)

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

From Success with Small Fruits by Roe, Edward Payson