subsoiler

American  

[suhb-soi-ler] / ˈsʌbˌsɔɪ lər /

noun

1. one who operates a subsoil plow.

2. subsoil plow.

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Etymology

Origin of subsoiler

First recorded in 1850–55; subsoil + -er ¹

Example Sentences

I prefer young, thrifty trees, planted in furrows made with a plow and subsoiler.

From The Apple by Various

They should be thrown out as deep as can be done with a plow, then followed by subsoiler twelve to eighteen inches deep.

From The Apple by Various

It acts more as a subsoiler and will tear and lacerate more roots than is desirable.

From The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines by Lyon, William S. (Scrugham)

Let Sam take the plough, and have young Thompson follow with the subsoiler.

From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams

Plants two-year-old trees, in trenches made with plow and subsoiler.

From The Apple by Various