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ploughshare

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˈplaʊˌʃɛə/Part of speech nounSorted aeghhloprsuStarts with PEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

Word origin

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”).

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  • Holonyms: plough, plow < implement

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