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ploughshare

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English

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Parts of a plough: 1. ploughbeam; 2. hake; 3. regulator; 4. coulter; 5. chisel; 6. ploughshare; 7. mouldboard; 8. ploughstaff.
view of mouldboard and ploughshare

Etymology

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From Middle English plowgh-schare, plowh schare, equivalent to plough +‎ share. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Plouchskoar (ploughshare), West Frisian ploechskaar (ploughshare), Dutch ploegschaar (ploughshare), German Low German Ploogschoor (ploughshare), German Pflugschar (ploughshare), Danish plovskær (ploughshare), Norwegian plogskjær (ploughshare).

Eclipsed non-native Middle English culter (ploughshare), from Old English culter (ploughshare, coulter, dagger), borrowed from Latin culter (knife, razor).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ploughshare (plural ploughshares)

  1. (British spelling) The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.
    Alternative form: plowshare
    Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
    Comeronyms: moldboard, mouldboard, coulter, colter, jointer, chisel

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