n. & v.
n. a heavy frame with iron teeth dragged over ploughed land to break up clods, remove weeds, cover seed, etc.
v.tr. 1 draw a harrow over (land). 2 (usu. as harrowing adj.) distress greatly. harrower n. harrowingly adv.
[ ME f. ON hervi ]
n. & v.
n. a heavy frame with iron teeth dragged over ploughed land to break up clods, remove weeds, cover seed, etc.
v.tr. 1 draw a harrow over (land). 2 (usu. as harrowing adj.) distress greatly. harrower n. harrowingly adv.
[ ME f. ON hervi ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012