discing

Cutting up earth

Discing is working soil with a disc harrow—a farm implement with rows of concave metal discs that cut and turn earth.

The process breaks up clods, incorporates crop residue, and prepares ground for planting: We spent the morning discing the back forty.

Also spelled disking.

agriculture

harrow

Toothed soil-breaking implement

  • tillageSoil preparation for planting
  • soilGround matter for planting
  • plowingTurning earth for crops

cultivating · tractor · field · seedbed · aeration · breaking · furrow · implement · farm · cultivation

golf

frisbee

Throwable recreational disc

driver · forehand · backhand · putt · drive · approach · roller · course · hole · tee

flight

trajectory

Path of moving object

  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • glideMove with effortless continuity
  • stabilityResistance to displacement

fade · turnover · lift · aerodynamics · angle · release · airspeed · banking · skip · wind

recreation

park

Public leisure grounds

family · fun · play · casual · picnic · lawn · beach · backyard · catch · toss

Opposites
soil disturbance vs. soil preservation

discingno-till

Undisturbed-soil cultivation

direct seeding · conservation tillage · mulching · regenerative farming

soil preparation vs. planting/harvesting

discingplanting

Placing seeds in earth

seeding · sowing · harvesting · reaping · drilling

breaking up vs. compacting

discingcompacting

Pressing material denser

packing · rolling · tamping · firming · smoothing

Family

disk, disc, disks, discs, disked, disking

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G