har·row¹ (hăr'ō)
n.
A farm implement consisting of a heavy frame with sharp teeth or upright disks, used to break up and even off plowed ground.

tr.v., -rowed, -row·ing, -rows.

1. To break up and level (soil or land) with a harrow.
2. To inflict great distress or torment on.

[Middle English harwe.]

harrower har'row·er n.

har·row² (hăr'ō)
tr.v. Archaic, -rowed, -row·ing, -rows.
To plunder; sack.

[Middle English herwen, variant of harien. See harry.]

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