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moldboard

[mohld-bawrd, -bohrd]

mold·board

[mohld-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
1.
the curved metal plate in a plow that turns over the earth from the furrow.
2.
a large blade mounted on the front of a bulldozer to push loose earth.
3.
a board forming one side or surface of a mold for concrete.

Origin:
1300–50; replacing earlier moldbred, Middle English mold bred. See mold3 (defs. 1 and 2), mold1 (def. 3), board
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moldboard (ˈməʊldˌbɔːd)
 
n
the US spelling of mouldboard

mouldboard or (US) moldboard (ˈməʊldˌbɔːd)
 
n
the curved blade of a plough, which turns over the furrow
 
moldboard or (US) moldboard
 
n

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