"fallower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fallowers [plural]
Etymology: fallow + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fallow|er|id2=agent noun}} fallow + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fallower (plural fallowers)
  1. A person or machine that fallows, a reaper or plowman.
    Sense id: en-fallower-en-noun-BsRY3ujc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1824, The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 85",
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