spring tooth

1 of 2

noun

: a flat coiled steel tooth (as on a cultivating or weeding machine) that digs deeply but springs backward on striking an obstruction

springtooth

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to cultivate with a spring-tooth implement

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spring tooth

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