subsoiler

American  

[suhb-soi-ler] / ˈsʌbˌsɔɪ lər /

noun

1. one who operates a subsoil plow.

2. subsoil plow.

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Etymology

Origin of subsoiler

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

Example Sentences

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

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

From Success with Small Fruits by Roe, Edward Payson

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 Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)

It acts more as a subsoiler and will tear and lacerate more roots than is desirable.

From The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines by Lyon, William S. (Scrugham)

Let Sam take the plough, and have young Thompson follow with the subsoiler.

From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams