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harrow

/ˈhæɹəʊ/
noun
  1. A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.

  2. An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.

verb
  1. To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.

  2. To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment.

  3. To break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex.

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