plough
/plaʊ/ noun B2- 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 ploughs
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The Dog, and the Plough, and the Hunter, and all
"I saw that the word 'plough' was misspelt."
We looked back on it now, the slanting rays of a low sun turning the streams to threads of gold and glowing on the red earth new turned by the plough and the broad tangle of the woodlands.
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