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Definition of Harrowing

1. Adjective. Extremely painful.

Definition of Harrowing

1. Verb. (present participle of harrow) ¹

2. Adjective. Causing pain or distress. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Harrowing

1. harrow [v] - See also: harrow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harrowing

Literary usage of Harrowing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Folk-memory by Walter Johnson (1908)
"The Transition from the Stone to the Metal Celt (S. harrowing) 47 4. ... Ancient wooden anchor (S. harrowing) 115 13. The change from the Menhir to the ..."

2. Manual of Plant Diseases by Paul Sorauer, Gustav Lindau, Ludwig Reh (1922)
"Harrowed and fertilized 1563 kg. hay harrowing winter sown grains not only re-opens the encrusted soil, but also increase considerably the formation of ..."

3. Irrigation and Drainage: Principles and Practice of Their Cultural Phases by Franklin Hiram King (1918)
"The surface dressing of meadows with a good coating of farmyard manure, and then harrowing this thoroughly to spread it evenly over the surface, ..."

4. Irrigation and Drainage: Principles and Practice of Their Cultural Phases by Franklin Hiram King (1899)
"The surface dressing of meadows with a good coating of farmyard manure, and then harrowing this thoroughly to spread it evenly over the surface, ..."

5. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1906)
"Indeed the oldest play of all, the harrowing of Hell^ exists in MS. form from The the early part of this fourteenth century itself. ..."

6. Forerunners of Dante: An Account of Some of the More Important Visions of by Marcus Dods (1903)
""2 (It may be incidentally remarked that the word " harrowing "3 is an obsolete ... 2 The harrowing of Hell, a miracle-play, etc. etc., ed. by James Orchard ..."

7. General Report of the Agricultural State, and Political Circumstances, of by Sir John Sinclair (1814)
"OF harrowing. harrowing the land is executed in Scotland nearly in the same manner as ploughing. One man, or a boy, either leads, or drives with long ..."

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