chisel plow

noun

1. a soil tillage device pulled by a tractor or animal, used to break up and stir soil a foot or more beneath the surface without turning it.

Example Sentences

There are now two kinds of farmers, broadly speaking: small-scale farmers, most of them working second jobs in nearby towns or cities, and large-scale operators able to afford the $500,000 price tag on John Deere’s 8R 410 tractors with a 2430 chisel plow, as well as the estimated $50,000 add-on package of technology that will allow the machines to operate on their own.

From Washington Post

A John Deere 8R tractor and chisel plow used for tillage will set farmers back hundreds of thousands of dollars.

From The Verge

The victim had been run over and dragged by a chisel plow.

From Washington Times

The victim had been run over and dragged by a chisel plow.

From Seattle Times

In the mid-1990s Alan Karkosh used a deep ripper/chisel plow on seed-corn fields.

From Time Magazine Archive