ploughs
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Definitions
noun
- The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
noun
- A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.“The horse-drawn plough had a tremendous impact on agriculture.”
- The use of a plough; tillage.
- Alternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major)
- A joiner's plane for making grooves.
verb
- To use a plough on to prepare for planting.“I've still got to plough that field.”
- To use a plough.“Some days I have to plough from sunrise to sunset.”
- To have sex with, penetrate.
- To move with force.“Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.”
noun
- Land that has been or is meant to be ploughed
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