| 释义 |
ˈback-furrow, v. U.S.
[back adv.]
trans. and intr. To plough (land) so that a second furrow-slice is laid against the face of the first by ploughing in the reverse direction. Also back-furrow n., back-furrowing vbl. n.
1855Trans. Ill. State Agric. Soc. 1853–4 I. 425 Plow first out from the row on both sides, then finish by back-furrowing, so as to leave the row a trifle higher than the surrounding surface. 1858C. L. Flint Milch Cows 191 When arrived at the end of the piece, a back furrow is turned up to the potatoes. 1861Trans. Ill. State Agric. Soc. 1859–60 IV. 113 Mr. K. K. Jones..had his land plowed deep, [and] back furrowed it in beds twenty-four feet wide. Ibid. 392 This mode of plowing (called ‘back-furrowing’) is always to be observed when the track of the road is plowed. 1873–4Rep. Vermont Board Agric. II. 239, I plow and harrow again, and then in a few days back-furrow in ridges with a side hill plow. |