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What is another word for disked?

Pronunciation: [dˈɪskt] (IPA)

Disked is a term that is commonly used in agricultural practices which refers to the process of turning the soil over and breaking it up to prepare it for planting. There are various synonyms for the term disked, such as cultivated, tilled, plowed, harrowed or turned. Each of these terms indicates the process of preparing the soil in different ways. Plowing involves turning over the soil to bury weeds and plants deep down, while cultivating is a process of loosening the soil to allow for better growth of plants. Similarly, harrowing involves a process of breaking up large clods of soil to create a smooth surface for planting. All of these terms are commonly used in farming and gardening to describe the process of soil preparation.
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Flowers of variety were not plentiful, but great clusters of orange marigolds flourished bravely, and, with broad-disked sunflowers, did no little towards giving warmth of colour to the place.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn
Come where the butterfly waves wings of sleep, Gold-disked and mottled over blossoms deep; Come where beneath the rustic bridge The green frog cries; Or in the shade the rainbowed midge, Above the emerald pools, with murmurings flies.
"Kentucky Poems"
Madison J. Cawein Commentator: Edmund Gosse
If manure and lime must be used after the land has been plowed, the lime should be disked well into the soil before the manure is applied, and it is advisable that the interval between the two applications be made as long as possible.
"Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement"
Alva Agee

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