"fallower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fallowers [plural]
Etymology: From 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.

Inflected forms

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