ploughshare
ploughshare · ploughshares
лемех, сошник
Schar, Pflugeisen, Pflugschar
The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal bladeThe cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.
UK/ˈplaʊˌʃɛə/US/ˈplaʊˌʃɛɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(UK)The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.
Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
Schar, Pflugeisen, Pflugschar
ле́мехlémex, со́шникsóšnik
More definitions
- a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
cutting edge of a plow:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cutting edge of a plow:
Origin
From Middle English plowgh-schare, plowh schare, equivalent to plough + share. Cognate witFrom 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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Forms
plural: ploughshares| Singular | ploughshare |
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