spike-tooth harrow

[ spahyk-tooth ]

noun

1. a harrow equipped with straight teeth on horizontal bars, usually employed to smooth and level plowed soil or seedbeds for planting or sowing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spike-tooth harrow¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

McFarlane then switched to selling farm implements, but in the 1930s he became dissatisfied with the harrows he sold and built his own spike-tooth harrow - which is designed to help level the ground after it is tilled with a plow and disc.

From Washington Times

McFarlane then switched to selling farm implements, but in the 1930s he became dissatisfied with the harrows he sold and built his own spike-tooth harrow — which is designed to help level the ground after it is tilled with a plow and disc.

From Seattle Times

John Deere's 726 Mulch Finisher, for instance, offers options including a five-bar, spike-tooth harrow; a five-bar, coil-tine harrow; and a three-bar, spike-tooth harrow with a rolling basket.

From Time Magazine Archive

John Deere's 726 Mulch Finisher, for instance, offers options including a five-bar, spike-tooth harrow; a five-bar, coil-tine harrow; and a three-bar, spike-tooth harrow with a rolling basket.

From Time Magazine Archive

The spring-tooth harrow, however, will do fairly well wherever the disk harrow or the spike-tooth harrow is needed.

From Project Gutenberg