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Plows

noun
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounThe 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.
2.nounA 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."
3.nounThe use of a plough; tillage.
4.nounAlternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major)
5.nounA joiner's plane for making grooves.
6.nounA bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
7.verbTo use a plough on to prepare for planting.
"I've still got to plough that field."
8.verbTo use a plough.
"Some days I have to plough from sunrise to sunset."
9.verbTo have sex with, penetrate.
10.verbTo move with force.
"Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."
11.verbTo furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
12.verbTo run through, as in sailing.
13.verbTo trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
14.verb(joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
15.verb(university slang) To fail (a student).
16.nounLand that has been or is meant to be ploughed

Synonyms

carrucatecarvehideploughploughgateploughlandplowplowgateplowlandsullzowlcarucate

Rhymes With

rousearouseespousesousechousedrowsetousebrowse
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