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disc harrows
/ˈdɪsk ˈhæroʊz/

A harrow comprising a series of angled discs.

stooked
/stʊkt/ /stuːkt/

To make stooks.

scotch
scotchverb
/skɒtʃ/ /skɑtʃ/

To beat yarn in order to break up slugs and align the threads.

dressings
/ˈdrɛsɪŋz/

Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.

cord
cordverb
/kɔːd/ /kɔɹd/

To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

goober
goobernoun
/ˈɡuːbə/ /ˈɡubəɹ/

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea.

drilling
/ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/

To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.

gall
gallnoun
/ɡɑl/

A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, especially that of the common oak gall wasp Cynips quercusfolii.

turpentine trees
/ˈtɜːrpənˌtaɪn ˈtriz/

Any of various trees:

silages
/ˈsaɪlɪdʒɪz/

Fermented green forage fodder stored in a silo.

hobble chains
/ˈhɑbəl ˈtʃeɪnz/

Chain used to fetter horses or cattle.

pannage
/ˈpænɪdʒ/

Acorns and beech mast used as forage for pigs.

pyrethrin
/paɪˈriːθrɪn/ /pɪˈriːθrɪn/

Any of a number of naturally occurring insecticides extracted from the pyrethrum plant; unusual in having a cyclopropane ring.

patent
patentadjective
/ˈpeɪtənt/

(of flour) That is fine, and consists mostly of the inner part of the endosperm.

groat
groatnoun
/ɡɹəʊt/ /ɡɹoʊt/

(chiefly in the plural) Hulled grain.

parsley
/ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli/

A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.

pesticide
/ˈpɛstɨsaɪd/ /ˈpɛstɪ̈ˌsaɪd/

Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.

verd
verdnoun
/vɜːd/

The right of pasturing animals in a forest.

leats
leatsnoun
/liːts/

An artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but especially a millrace

savoury
/ˈseɪvəri/ /ˈseɪvri/

Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.