d.to cut and cover: to plough so that the furrow-slice is turned over on an unploughed strip. U.S.
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to gather up1762
split1808
to cut and cover1839
back-furrow1855
1839 [see sense 52a].
1861 Trans. Illinois State Agric. Soc. 1859–604 111 Mr. Mills is not in favor of any implement that ‘cuts and covers’. Col. Harris.. says that cutting and covering is practiced by some of the Scioto farmers.