brush-harrow n also bush- ~ EDD brush sb¹ 9: brush-harrow IW So; DAE ~ (1761, 1880). A makeshift harrow of spruce, birch or alder trees.
   P 245-64 ~ small spruce or birch trees tied into long bundles and dragged by a horse to level and clear the ground. 1971 MANNION 161 In Freshwater a 'bush-harrow,' made of birch or alder branches and drawn by a horse, was used [to] spread the manure more evenly over the ground.

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