harrow vs shearing

harrow

noun
  • An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried. 

  • A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow. 

verb
  • To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment. 

  • To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow. 

  • To break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex. 

shearing

noun
  • Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions. 

  • The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. 

  • The act or operation of reaping. 

  • The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. 

  • The material cut off in this way. 

  • The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. 

  • The act or operation of dividing with shears. 

adj
  • Tending to cut or tear. 

How often have the words harrow and shearing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )