plow
/plaʊ/ noun C2- A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. · Meronyms: ploughshare, plowshare, share, moldboard, mouldboard, coulter, colter, jointer, chisel, ploughbeam, beam, ploughstaff, staff, hake· The horse-drawn plough had a tremendous impact on agriculture.
- A joiner's plane for making grooves.
- A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
- The use of a plough; tillage.
- A yoga pose resembling a traditional plough, halāsana.
Plural plows
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He argued that it enticed men with the calmness of its looks, but when it had induced them to plow its waters, it grew rough and destroyed them.
But I’ve put my hand to the plow and I won’t look back.”
Binders, reapers' steam and hand plows, drills,
For decades, optimistic agricultural practices had encouraged farmers to aggressively plow millions of acres of natural grassland.
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