Clodbreaker

/ˈklɑdˌbreɪkər/ noun

Definition

A tool or plow used to break up large chunks of soil or clay into smaller pieces for farming.

Etymology

Compound word: 'clod' (lump of earth) + 'breaker' (something that breaks); dates to agricultural terminology when farmers needed specialized tools to prepare fields.

Kelly Says

Before modern tractors, breaking clods was backbreaking work—this tool was so important to farming that it became one of those everyday words farmers used that most people never hear anymore.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መሬት ሰራ
me-re-et se-ra
ARالعربية
مفتاح الأرض
mu-fta-ah al-ard
BNবাংলা
মৃত্তিকা ভাঙা
mur-ti-ka bha-nga
CACatalà
trencadors de terra
tre-n-ca-dors deh ter-ra
CSČeština
zemědělský pluh
zem-e-de-ls-ky pluh
DADansk
jordbryder
jord-bre-der
DEDeutsch
Erdbrecher
erd-bre-cher
ELΕλληνικά
σπάστης
spa-tis
ESEspañol
rompedor de tierra
rom-pe-dor deh te-r-ra
FAفارسی
کوبنده
koo-ben-deh
FISuomi
maaperämurtaja
ma-a-pe-ra-mur-ta-ja
FRFrançais
brise-pierre
bri-z-pjer
GUGU
ગોળ
gol
HAHA
wurare
wu-ra-re
HEעברית
שבורה
she-vo-ra
HIहिन्दी
मिट्टी का तोड़ने वाला
mit-ti ka to-d-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
földmunkáló
föld-munk-a-ló
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemecah tanah
pe-me-cah ta-nah
IGIG
ncheta
n-che-ta
ITItaliano
spezzatutto
spe-zza-tu-tto
JA日本語
地割機
chi-gari-ki
KKKK
сааттық
saat-tyq
KMKM
ការបក់
ka-r bak
KO한국어
땅파기기
ttang-pa-gi-gi
MRMR
वेळाचे फाळक
ve-la-ache pha-alk
MSBahasa Melayu
penghancur tanah
pen-han-cur ta-nah
MYမြန်မာ
မြေပြောင်း
mye-p-yawng
NLNederlands
aardebreker
ar-de-bre-ker
NONorsk
jordbryter
jord-bry-ter
PAPA
jhon
PLPolski
rozbijacz ziemi
ro-z-bi-j-acz ze-mi
PTPortuguês
quebra-rocha
ke-bra-ro-cha
RORomână
plivătoarea
pli-v-a-to-a-rea
RUРусский
землеройка
zem-le-roy-ka
SVSvenska
jordbrytare
jord-bry-ta-re
SWKiswahili
kibandi
ki-ban-di
TAதமிழ்
மண்ணை உடைக்கும்
man-nai u-dai-kkum
TEతెలుగు
మట్టి విరిగించు
mat-ti vi-ri-gin-chu
THไทย
เครื่องขุด
krung-khud
TLTL
mang-aaway ng lupa
mang-a-a-way ng lu-pa
TRTürkçe
toprak kırıcı
top-rak ki-ri-ci
UKУкраїнська
землерийна техніка
zem-le-ri-jna te-kh-ni-ka
URاردو
مٹی کا ٹوڑنے والا
mat-ti ka to-d-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
máy phá đất
may pha dat
YOYO
àwọ̀ ìṣẹ̀
aw-o i-she
ZH中文
破土机
po-tu-ji
ZUZU
isikhathi
i-si-kha-thi

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