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furrow definition

fur·row (fʉr′ō)

noun

  1. a narrow groove made in the ground by a plow
  2. anything resembling this, as a deep, narrow rut made by a wheel, a deep wrinkle on the face, etc.
  3. Obsolete plowed land

Etymology: ME forwe < OE furh, akin to Ger furche (OHG furuh) < IE base *perk-, to dig up, furrow > *porkos, L porca, furrow, porcus, pig (lit., digger)

transitive verb

to make a furrow or furrows in

Etymology: < furrowthe

intransitive verb

  1. to make furrows
  2. to become wrinkled

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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