windrow

 [wind-roh, win-]  

wind·row

   [wind-roh, win-]
noun
1.
a row or line of hay raked together to dry before being raked into heaps.
2.
any similar row, as of sheaves of grain, made for the purpose of drying.
3.
a row of dry leaves, dust, etc., swept together by the wind.
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verb (used with object)
4.
to arrange in a windrow.

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Origin:
1515–25; wind1 + row1
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windrow (ˈwɪndˌrəʊ, ˈwɪnˌrəʊ)
 
—n
1.  a long low ridge or line of hay or a similar crop, designed to achieve the best conditions for drying or curing
2.  a line of leaves, snow, dust, etc, swept together by the wind
 
—vb
3.  (tr) to put (hay or a similar crop) into windrows
 
'windrower
 
—n

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