scarifier
noun/ˈskæɹɪfaɪə(ɹ)/ · /ˈskɑːɹɪfaɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology From scarify + -er.
1
One who scarifies.
2
The instrument used for scarifying (as for example during plastering).
3
An implement for working and loosening the soil; often, one with teeth or shanks that does not bring up a fresh surface.
- Near-synonyms: cultivator, scuffler, grubber, horse hoe (not always precisely differentiated; dialectal usage has varied)
- You have your scarifiers to make the ground clean.1829, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Sir Thomas More: or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
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- scarification