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backfurrows

backfurrows is the plural of backfurrow.

backfurrows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backfurrow.

Meaning of backfurrow

Noun

backfurrow (plural backfurrows)

  1. The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
    • Harrow sections are usually held together by bolts and projecting eyes which permit them to follow the contours of terraces and backfurrows.1977, Archie Augustus Stone, Harold E. Gulvin, Machines for Power Farming, page 210

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Questions about backfurrows

What is backfurrows the plural of?
Backfurrows is the plural of backfurrow.

Words near backfurrows in the dictionary

  1. backfriend
  2. backfriends
  3. backfurrow
  4. backfurrowed
  5. backfurrowing
  6. backfurrows
  7. backgain
  8. backgains
  9. backgame
  10. backgames
  11. backgammon

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