spring tooth

noun

Definition of spring tooth

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a flat coiled steel tooth (as on a cultivating or weeding machine) that digs deeply but springs backward on striking an obstruction

springtooth

transitive verb

Definition of springtooth (Entry 2 of 2)

: to cultivate with a spring-tooth implement

History and Etymology for spring tooth

Transitive verb

spring tooth

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