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harrow

/ˈhæɹəʊ/HA-roh
/ˈhæɹoʊ/HA-roh

Meaninga harrow

Common meaning: farm implement for breaking up soil

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhearge‘a harrow’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishharwe‘soil-breaking frame’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssoil-breaking frame → farm implement for breaking up soilharrow‘farm implement for breaking up soil’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English hearge ‘a harrow’.

Roots

  • hearge Old English “a harrow”

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