| 单词 | twitch harrow |
| 释义 | > as lemmastwitch harrow C2. Designating implements used to clear land of twitch, as †twitch drag, twitch harrow, twitch rake. Now rare (chiefly historical in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > harrowing equipment > [noun] > harrow > types of harrow drag1388 ox-harrow1465 drag-harrow1744 bush-harrow1770 twitch harrow1771 brake1786 crab-harrow1796 twitch drag1799 tormentor1808 flag-harrow1845 chain-harrow1870 pitch-pole1929 the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > rake > other types of rake muckrake1366 wording hook1605 swath-rake1652 dew-rake1659 pick1777 twitch rake1798 tooth-rakec1830 pea-rake1867 buck-rake1893 sea-rake1902 1771 G. Culley Jrnl. 25 July in M. Culley & G. Culley Trav. Jrnls. & Lett. (2002) 79 Mr Sale has sent the twitch harrow to an ingenious workman to be altered. 1798 R. Parkinson Experienced Farmer II. lxvi. 84 Where women and children are not to be had to rake up the weeds.., a twitch-rake will be useful. 1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 69 A twitch drag..for tearing out twitch. 1852 J. A. Clarke Fen Sketches xi. 190 Scufflers and twitch-drags began to traverse the fields, tearing the soil with their grinning iron teeth. 1874 Country 27 Aug. 187/3 As there may be weeds still in the ground which the horse-rake cannot reach, a twitch-rake will be effective. 1924 Weekly Times (Melbourne) 17 May 31/2 After the cultivator the Drummond patent twitch harrow is very effective. 1956 Gwerin June 36 Thatching rakes, offal rakes and twitch rakes were special kinds. < as lemmas |
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