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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 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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1 -- color -- ran in SAC edition only) Professional makeup artists Amy Peruyera, left, and Jessica Cotner, right, give free help Sunday at the Valencia Public Library to Shaun and Courtney Plougher, learning to disguise themselves for Halloween. 68) Hugh den Plougher is noted as leasing a portion of a house sitting between the house of the late Boudin Clauwaerts and that of Lisbet van Latem to his daughter, Lisbet Plougher. |
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