inthrow

1 of 2

noun

: the act or process of throwing soil toward the crop by the cultivating gangs of a row-crop cultivator

also : the amount of soil thrown

inthrow

2 of 2

transitive verb

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: ridge sense transitive sense 2b

Word History

Etymology

Noun

in entry 4 + throw (after throw in, verb)

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