moldboard

[ mohld-bawrd, -bohrd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

moldboard

/ ˈməʊldˌbɔːd /

1300–50; replacing earlier moldbred, Middle English mold bred. See mold ³ moldboard ( fordefs 1, 2 ), mold ¹ moldboard ( fordef 3 ), board

The furrow slice sliding over a perfect moldboard leaves the surface of the upturned ground as even as the bottom of the furrow.

The moldboard of a plow must be smooth in order to properly shed the earth freely to make an easy turn-over.

A field plowed with a defective moldboard will be full of these places.

This shows that the soil is slipping off the moldboard easily.

He had a moldboard nearly as bright as a diamond and about as hard, one that "sang" at its work.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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