oʊ1250–1300; Middle English harwe; akin to Old Norse herfi harrow, Dutch hark rake, Greek krṓpion sickle
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| chat, to converse |
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
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harrow1 (ˈhærəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to draw a harrow over (land) |
| 3. | (intr) (of soil) to become broken up through harrowing |
| 4. | (tr) to distress; vex |
| [C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish harv, Swedish harf; related to Middle Dutch harke rake] | |
| 'harrower1 | |
| —n | |
| 'harrowing1 | |
| —adj, —n | |
| harrow2 (ˈhærəʊ) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to plunder or ravish |
| 2. | (of Christ) to descend into (hell) to rescue righteous souls |
| [C13: variant of Old English hergian to | |
| 'harrowment2 | |
| —n | |
| Harrow (ˈhærəʊ) | |
| —n | |
| a borough of NW Greater London; site of an English boys' public school founded in 1571 at Harrow-on-the-Hill, a part of this borough. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 51 sq km (20 sq miles) | |
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Harrow definition
(Heb. harits), a tribulum or sharp threshing sledge; a frame armed on the under side with rollers or sharp spikes (2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3). Heb. verb _sadad_, to harrow a field, break its clods (Job 39:10; Isa. 28:4; Hos. 10: 11). Its form is unknown. It may have resembled the instrument still in use in Egypt.
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harrow
outer borough of London, forming part of its northwestern perimeter, in the historic county of Middlesex. Previously a municipal borough, Harrow became a London borough in 1965. It includes (from northwest to southeast) the areas of Pinner Green, Hatch End, Stanmore, Pinner, Harrow Weald, Burnt Oak, Harrow Garden Village, Harrow (with Harrow on the Hill), Wealdstone, Northolt Park, and Roxeth.
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