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Synonyms for furrow

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fur-oh, fuhr-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɜr oʊ, ˈfʌr oʊ

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Définition of furrow

Origin :
  • Old English furh "furrow, trench," from Proto-Germanic *furkh- (cf. Old Frisian furch "furrow;" Middle Dutch vore, Dutch voor; German Furche "furrow;" Old Norse for "furrow, drainage ditch"), from PIE *perk- (cf. Latin porca "ridge between two furrows," Old Irish -rech, Welsh rhych "furrow"). "Some scholars connect this word with Latin porcus, Eng. FARROW, assigning to the common root the sense 'to root like a swine.' " [OED]
  • noun ditch
Example sentences :
  • Planting holes are thus dug in the furrow with the stakes as a center.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • There's the varnish, too, like earth on each side of a furrow.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Oral fossa: in Mallophaga, a furrow lying in front of the mandibles.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • In a furrow the two found a knapsack, and in it biscuit and jerked beef.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • When we left the plow in the furrow to follow the bugle's call.
  • Extract from : « Lundy's Lane and Other Poems » by Duncan Campbell Scott
  • "Follow my furrow, then it will be easier for you," said he.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • Line for line, ridge for ridge, and furrow for furrow, it is Milburgh's thumb-print and Milburgh is my man!
  • Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace
  • From one to three continuous lines of stalks are placed in the furrow.
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • He has worn the yoke and carried the scar into furrow and swamp.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 » by Various
  • And around us a hundred thousand acres on which no furrow had ever been turned.
  • Extract from : « Land of the Burnt Thigh » by Edith Eudora Kohl
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