broadshare

Etymology

From broad + share, that is, a wide share (cutting blade), as on a plow.

noun

  1. A heavy cultivator with wide V-shaped shares, used to loosen and dig up stubble and weeds after a harvest.“This plough possesses the recommendations of being a Broadshare, Scarifier, and Subsoil Plough, combined in one and the same implement.”

verb

  1. To go over a field with a broadshare.“When land proves to be very foul after harvest, it is best, first to shallow, spuddle, or broadshare the surface, harrow up the weeds, cart them to a mixen, or burn them on the spot:”