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bull tongue

–noun
a plow having a vertical moldboard, used in cultivating cotton.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism
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bull tongue  
n.  A large, detachable plowshare with a single blade, used chiefly for breaking or clearing heavy soil.

[From its resemblance to a bull's tongue.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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