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harrow

1

[ har-oh ]

noun

  1. an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.


verb (used with object)

  1. to draw a harrow over (land).
  2. to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., of.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become broken up by harrowing, as soil.

harrow

2

[ har-oh ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.
  1. to ravish; violate; despoil.
  2. (of Christ) to descend into (hell) to free the righteous held captive.

Harrow

3

[ har-oh ]

noun

  1. a borough of Greater London, in SE England.
  2. a boarding school for boys, founded in 1571 at Harrow-on-the-Hill, an urban district near London, England.

harrow

1

/ ˈhærəʊ /

verb

  1. to plunder or ravish
  2. (of Christ) to descend into (hell) to rescue righteous souls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


harrow

2

/ ˈhærəʊ /

noun

  1. any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to draw a harrow over (land)
  2. intr (of soil) to become broken up through harrowing
  3. tr to distress; vex
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Harrow

3

/ ˈhærəʊ /

noun

  1. a borough of NW Greater London; site of an English boys' public school founded in 1571 at Harrow-on-the-Hill, a part of this borough. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 51 sq km (20 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈharrowment, noun
  • ˈharrower, noun
  • ˈharrowing, adjectivenoun
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Other Words From

  • harrow·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harrow1

1250–1300; Middle English harwe; akin to Old Norse herfi harrow, Dutch hark rake, Greek krṓpion sickle

Origin of harrow2

before 1000; Middle English harwen, herwen, Old English hergian to harry
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harrow1

C13: variant of Old English hergian to harry

Origin of harrow2

C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish harv, Swedish harf; related to Middle Dutch harke rake
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Example Sentences

In the near-future, decidedly post-apocalyptic United States of Joy Williams’s “Harrow,” a passel of like-minded individuals has gathered at a run-down resort.

Williams brings up stories that may be imaginary in 2021 — like uteruses harvested from brain-dead bodies for rich women’s use — but feel all too probable in the world of “Harrow.”

So in the first editor pass, my editor was like, “Nah, this is not Harrow, people are going to immediately see.”

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Ianthe is so completely into her in very much a way that Harrow isn’t really good at dealing with, except in the kind of way where your arm comes off and you regrow it.

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One of the things that surprised me about the reception for the book, which maybe it should not have, is I actually got a lot of pushback from commenters for characterizing the relationship between Harrow and Gideon as being a romantic love story.

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The writers definitely picked the wrong week to give Richard Harrow (Jack Huston) a breather.

And watching these two programs side by side makes one feel infinitely happier to have been expelled from Eton than from Harrow.

Bo Guagua went to two private boarding schools, Papplewick and Harrow, before going on to study at Balliol College, Oxford.

“My name, period, is Richard Harrow,” which I interpreted as Richard having trouble speaking.

What initially attracted you to the character of Richard Harrow and how much of his mannerisms did you create?

There was also one at the Plough and Harrow, and several may stil be found in the neighbourhood.

The steam-shoveller was removed, or the tormentor irons raised, when only the harrow was required.

We reached Harrow too late to attend church as we had hoped, the morning services just closing as we entered the churchyard.

If he has stolen a watering bucket or a harrow, he shall pay three shekels of silver.

Upon the plateau I saw my rusty old disk harrow–a legacy from Milt–standing on the brown earth.

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