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meeker

verb
1
To break up clods and smooth out plowed soil using a harrow.
"The farmer meekered the field before planting the spring wheat."

How to Use Meeker

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo smooth freshly plowed ground with a harrow.

Word Forms

meekered past tense, meekers singular

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Etymology

Named after the maker of a well-known brand of harrow, whose name became a verb for the act of using one.

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