ploughshare
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplaʊˌʃɛə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈplaʊˌʃɛɚ/
- For the full list of variants of the terminal syllable, see share
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]ploughshare (plural ploughshares)
- (British spelling) The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.
Translations
[edit]cutting edge of a plow
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