Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backfurrow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: back-fur-row
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow

verb

To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.

Example Sentences

"Harrow sections are usually held together by bolts and projecting eyes which permit them to follow the contours of terraces and backfurrows."
"Before planting, an attempt was made to list the ground, the land being ridged with an ordinary walking plow by backfurrowing."

Etymology

From back- + furrow.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: back

Inflected Forms

backfurrows (plural) backfurrows (present, singular) backfurrowing (participle, present) backfurrowed (participle, past) backfurrowed (past)

Questions

What does backfurrow mean?: The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
Where does backfurrow come from?: From back- + furrow.

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