| 单词 | seed drill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasseed drill seed drill n. Agriculture a machine that sows seeds in a row at regular intervals, esp. one which also ploughs a furrow and covers the seed with soil; = drill n.4 2.Seed drills were originally designed to be pulled by horses or other draught animals, but are now (in areas where agriculture is mechanized) typically pulled by tractors. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > sowing and planting equipment > [noun] > apparatus for sowing > machine for sowing in drills drill1733 drill-plough1733 seed drill1764 drill-barrow1807 drill-machine1808 placement drill1959 1764 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 532/2 This crank is never used but in turnep or small seed drills. 1895 Farm Implem. News 14 Feb. 13/2 Jethro Tull..was the originator of horse-hoe cultivation, and in carrying out his ideas he produced the first practical seed drill. 1973 L. Russell Everyday Life Colonial Canada iii. 38 The seed drill..in this the seeds were not just dropped into the furrows, but were inserted into the soil through flexible tubes with a cutting edge in front. 2009 Classic Tractor Sept. 77/3 Seed sowing is represented by a classic MF 10 fertiliser spinner and a Massey Ferguson seed drill. < as lemmas |
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