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flatbreaking

flatbreaking noun: the process of plowing an entire field to break up the soil prior to planting.

Noun

flatbreaking (uncountable)

  1. The process of plowing an entire field to break up the soil prior to planting.
    • Where cotton follows small grain or a sod-forming crop, the practice of flatbreaking or plowing with a common turning plow in the fall is frequently followed.1938, National Research Project on Reemployment Opportunities and Recent Changes in Industrial Techniques (U.S.), Studies of Changing Techniques and Employment in Agriculture
    • The seedbed is usually prepared by flatbreaking (broadcast plowing) or by bedding.1944, Ernest Newton Fergus, Carsie Hammonds, Thomas Hayden Rogers, Southern Field Crops Management, page 632

Questions about flatbreaking

What does flatbreaking mean?
Flatbreaking means the process of plowing an entire field to break up the soil prior to planting.
What part of speech is flatbreaking?
Flatbreaking is a noun.

Words near flatbreaking in the dictionary

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