checkrow

1 of 2

noun

: one of a series of rows (as of corn) dividing land into squares to permit cultivation both between and across the rows

checkrow

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

: to plant or set in checkrows

Word History

Etymology

Noun

check entry 2 (square) + row

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