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scarify

To roughen a surface by sanding or some other technique, in order to improve adhesion of paint.

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Gower REMOVE DEBRIS FOR small areas, you can get by with a wire rake, but this will never scarify as well as a powered 'bladed' machine.

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Scarify your lawn to stop moss returning in abundance next year

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However, if the number of herbicide tolerant plants was used as the base to calculate the transformation rate, the rate for scarify treatment was 9.6% (number of Southern-positive seedlings, i.e., 3 per number of tolerant seedlings that were scarifying-treated, i.e., 31); and the rate for the puncture treatment was 15.5% (the number of Southern positive seedlings, i.e., seven per the number of tolerant seedlings that were puncturing-treated, i.e., 45).

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Scarify lawns with a spring-tine rake to remove debris and moss

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Scarify to remove all the dead grass that accumulates at ground level (the thatch).

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Rake and scarify lawns to remove thatch and other debris.

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The mottled seeds had a harder seed coat and were more difficult to scarify than uniform seeds.

Distribution and reproductive potential of kudzu (Pueraria lobata, Fabaceae) in Illinois, USA

* tooth bars that allow buckets to scarify pavement

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But why did it not scarify and destroy the stomach lining?

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He said that a big gathering attending the moot showed that they love their Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and they would never hesitate to scarify their lives for Hurmat-e-Rasool.