Meanings
plural scarifiers
- One who scarifies.
- The instrument used for scarifying (as for example during plastering).
- 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)
1 more example
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, […], →OCLCSynonyms: cultivator, scuffler, grubber, horse hoe
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn implement for working and loosening the soil; often, one with teeth or shanks that does not bring up a fresh surface.
Origin
Translations
Finnish juuriäes
- juuriäesan agricultural implement for loosening soil
Māori karawhaea
- karawhaeaan agricultural implement for loosening soil
Polish skaryfikator
- skaryfikatoran agricultural implement for loosening soil
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scarifier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarifier
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