subsoil plow
noun
a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.
Origin of subsoil plow
1First recorded in 1825–35
Words Nearby subsoil plow
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How to use subsoil plow in a sentence
After the first foot is removed, if the ground be hard, a pick or subsoil plow must be used.
Farm drainage | Henry Flagg FrenchThe land should be thoroughly plowed, and if the clay subsoil comes near the surface it should be loosened with the subsoil plow.
Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market: | F. M. HexamerHappily, they were sunk so low that the subsoil plow will never disturb them.
What I know of farming: | Horace Greeley
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