כְּרַב II, (preced.) [to dig around, denom. כְּרוֹבָא, fr. which כְּרַב] to plough. B. Kam. 96ᵇ כ׳ בהו כרבא (Ms. M. omits כרבא) he ploughed with them. Sabb. 33ᵇ … חזו כַּרְבֵי וזרעי they saw people plough and sow. Ib. 73ᵇ מכדי מִכְרַב כרבי ברישא do not people first plough (and then sow)? Ib. בא"י … והדר כרבי the Mishnah speaks of Palestine where they first sow and then plough. B. Mets. 105ᵃ כָּרֵיבְנָא לה I shall plough it over. Ib. 107ᵃ כָּרֵיב ותני he ploughs twice (after harvesting and before seed-time); a. e.