Definition of "scarifier"

scarifier

/ˈskæɹɪfaɪə(ɹ)/

noun
plural scarifiers
1. One who scarifies.
2. The instrument used for scarifying.
3. An implement for stripping and loosening the soil, without bringing up a fresh surface.
  Quotations
  You have your scarifiers to make the ground clean.
  1829, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Sir Thomas More: or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […]