bush-harrow

A farmer pulls a bush-harrow across a field to prepare the soil.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A type of harrow consisting of a frame fitted with branches or bushes, used for covering seeds, breaking clods, or smoothing soil.

2. Verb:

   • To harrow (land) using a bush-harrow; to break up or smooth soil with a bush-harrow.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The farmer dragged a bush-harrow over the newly seeded field. (A harrow with branches used to cover seeds.)
  • A bush-harrow is effective for light tillage on sandy soils. (A tool for smoothing and breaking clods.)

• Verb:

  • They will bush-harrow the meadow after the frost. (They will use a bush-harrow on the meadow.)
  • The gardener bush-harrowed the vegetable patch to prepare it for planting. (He smoothed the soil using a bush-harrow.)

Advanced Usage

• "to bush-harrow a field": to perform the action of dragging a bush-harrow over a field.
  • Before sowing, it is wise to bush-harrow the land to create a fine seedbed. (To break up large clods and level the soil.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bush-harrowing (n): the act or process of using a bush-harrow.
  • Bush-harrowing is a traditional method of soil preparation. (The practice of using a bush-harrow.)

Synonyms

• Brush harrow: a similar implement made of brushwood.
• Hedge harrow: a harrow made with hedge trimmings.

Related Idioms

• (The term is technical and agricultural, not idiomatic.)