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Rotavator, Rotovator|ˈrəʊtəveɪtə(r), ˈrəʊtəʊ-|
Also with small initials.
[f. rotary a. + cultivator; see roto-.]
Proprietary names of a machine with rotating blades designed to break up or till soil.
1936Trade Marks Jrnl. 1 July 808 Rotavator... Ploughs, cultivators, diggers, harrows and hoes, all being agricultural machines. Rotary Cultivators Limited. 1951Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 13 Mar. 362/2 Rotary Hoes Limited, East Horndon, England. Filed Dec. 27, 1949. Rotavator... For ploughs, cultivators, diggers, harrows, and hoes. 1954Encounter Dec. 31/2 Nobody said..that it was a handicap to have a holding so large you could choose between a rotavator and a proper tractor. 1959Times 13 Mar. 6/6 Mr. Merricks then bid {pstlg}5 and the Rotovator was knocked down to him. 1963Times 17 Jan. 3/7 The machine, a ‘Rotavator’, breaks up the packed snow and ice into powder, so that it can be swept away. The machine has been used on Watford's football ground and there are plans to use it at race-courses. 1970T. Hughes Crow 31 The woodpecker drummed clear of the rotovator. 1971‘S. Smith’ Grave Affair vii. 102 They went back to the farm for the rotavator to break up the soil. 1977Trade Marks Jrnl. 21 Sept. 1895/1 Rotovator... Agricultural machinery and power operated agricultural implements. 1978Morecambe Guardian 14 Mar. 22/3 (Advt.), Agrotiller and Landmaster Rotovators. |