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Scarifier
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scar·i·fy 1  (skr-f)
tr.v. scar·i·fied, scar·i·fy·ing, scar·i·fies
1.
a. To make shallow cuts in (the skin), as when vaccinating.
b. To create a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue.
2. To break up the surface of (topsoil or pavement).
3. To distress deeply, as with severe criticism; lacerate.
4. Botany To slit or soften the outer coat of (seeds) in order to speed germination.

[Middle English scarifien, from Old French scarifier, from Late Latin scarficre, alteration of Latin scarfre, from Greek skarphsthai, to sketch, scratch, from skarphos, pencil, stylus; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

scari·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
scari·fier n.

scar·i·fy 2  (skâr-f)
tr.v. scar·i·fied, scar·i·fy·ing, scar·i·fies
To scare.


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Reportedly one of the most heavy duty walk-behind scarifiers available (weighs 895 lbs), it is designed for the preparation of concrete, asphalt, and steel surfaces.
Growing from three original employees to the present-day 44, the company diversified into manufacture of construction equipment such as vibrating pokers for taking air out of concrete while it is drying, vibrating plates used in road repairs and floor scarifiers, all marketed under the trade name of GCM.
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