different between scarifier vs plow

English

Etymology

scarify +? -er

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?skæ??fa??(?)/, /?sk????fa??(?)/

Noun

scarifier (plural scarifiers)

1. One who scarifies.
2. The instrument used for scarifying.
3. An implement for stripping and loosening the soil, without bringing up a fresh surface.
   • 1829, Robert Southey, Sir Thomas More; or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society

     You have your scarifiers to make the ground clean.

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• sacrifier

French

Etymology

Old French scarifier, from Late Latin scarific?re, from Latin scarif?re (“to dig”), from Ancient Greek ??????????? (skariphâsthai, “to scratch an outline”), from ???????? (skáriphos, “writing, drawing, sketching”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ska.?i.fje/

Verb

scarifier

1. (transitive) to scarify

Conjugation

Further reading

• “scarifier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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• sacrifier

English

Noun

plow (plural plows)

1. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of plough

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Verb

plow (third-person singular simple present plows, present participle plowing, simple past and past participle plowed)

1. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of plough
   • 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):

     Government institutions seem prepared to continue plowing public funds into the projects. A Brazilian newspaper reported Tuesday that the national development bank had approved a new loan of about $200 million for Itaquerão, a new stadium in São Paulo that is expected to host the opening match of the World Cup.

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• LWOP, lowp