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Grammar : Verb
Spell : har-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhær oʊ



Definition of harrowed

Origin :
  • agricultural implement, heavy wooden rake, c.1300, haru, from Old English *hearwa, apparently related to Old Norse harfr "harrow," and perhaps connected with Old English hærfest "harvest" (see harvest). Or possibly from hergian (see harry).
  • verb sack
Example sentences :
  • The seed is generally broadcasted for a fiber crop and then harrowed in.
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • Bone-dust, except when used in the drill, should always be harrowed in.
  • Extract from : « Guano » by Solon Robinson
  • Your hearts have been ploughed and harrowed and are now frozen up.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 » by Various
  • And a sense of injustice, of anger, of bewilderment, harrowed his very soul.
  • Extract from : « The Freelands » by John Galsworthy
  • After the ploughing, the seed is sown broadcast, and the field is then harrowed.
  • Extract from : « Western Himalaya and Tibet » by Thomas Thomson
  • The soul of Onesimus was harrowed as he gazed on that awful insult to humanity.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by Frederic W. Farrar
  • It was this attitude of the future that harrowed Barbara's mind.
  • Extract from : « Barbara Lynn » by Emily J. Jenkinson
  • Mark looked at her, with harrowed eyes, and dropped his gaze.
  • Extract from : « The City of Fire » by Grace Livingston Hill
  • She chuckled over the romance of it, but he was harrowed with office troubles.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
  • Those who watched him could see that his face was harrowed with emotion.
  • Extract from : « Whilomville Stories » by Stephen Crane

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