"meeker" meaning in English

See meeker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} meeker
  1. comparative form of meek: more meek Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: meek (extra: more meek)
    Sense id: en-meeker-en-adj-j3dzdwGO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: meekers [present, singular, third-person], meekering [participle, present], meekered [participle, past], meekered [past]
Etymology: From the brand name of a harrow maker. Head templates: {{en-verb}} meeker (third-person singular simple present meekers, present participle meekering, simple past and past participle meekered)
  1. (agriculture) To break up and smooth soil with a harrow. Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-meeker-en-verb-GvYFKFjg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1978, Ezuddin Sultan Mohammed, Early competition between redroot pigweed and tomato, page 51:",
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