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Harrower

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Har·row  (hr)
A borough of Greater London in southeast England. It is the site of the public school Harrow, founded in 1571. Population: 214,000.

har·row 1  (hr)
n.
A farm implement consisting of a heavy frame with sharp teeth or upright disks, used to break up and even off plowed ground.
tr.v. har·rowed, har·row·ing, har·rows
1. To break up and level (soil or land) with a harrow.
2. To inflict great distress or torment on.

[Middle English harwe.]

harrow·er n.

har·row 2  (hr)
tr.v. har·rowed, har·row·ing, har·rows Archaic
To plunder; sack.

[Middle English herwen, variant of harien; see harry.]


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But because large tracts of land are difficult to assemble, when they are put together, it often only makes sense to develop them for very large, national businesses--not small-scale local owners, Harrower said.
Earlier, John Harrower, Anglican bishop of Tasmania, said he was "greatly saddened" by incidents of abuse involving clergy.
 
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