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plough: see plow plow or plough, agricultural implement used to cut furrows in and turn up the soil, preparing it for planting. The plow is generally considered the most important tillage tool. ..... Click the link for more information. . plowor ploughMost important agricultural implement since the beginning of history, used to turn and break up soil, to bury crop residues, and to help control weeds. The forerunner of the plow is the prehistoric digging stick. The earliest plows were undoubtedly digging sticks with handles for pulling or pushing. By Roman times, plows were pulled by oxen or horses, and today they are drawn by tractors. plough (esp US), plow 1. any of various similar implements, such as a device for clearing snow 2. a plane with a narrow blade for cutting grooves in wood Plough the. the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major plough [plau̇] (engineering) A groove cut lengthwise with the grain in a piece of wood. (mining engineering) A continuous mining machine in which cutting blades, moved over the face being worked, bite into the coal as they are pulled along and discharge it on an accompanying conveyor. A V-shaped scraper that presses against the return belt of a conveyor, removing coal and debris from it. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| She stirs up even the shiftless to toil; for a man grows eager to work when he considers his neighbour, a rich man who hastens to plough and plant and put his house in good order; and neighbour vies with is neighbour as he hurries after wealth. But Adam did not need it, Nor the plough he would not speed it, Singing:--"Earth and Water, Air and Fire, What more can mortal man desire? Presently Ambrosch said sullenly in English: `You take them ox tomorrow and try the sod plough. |
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