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plow steel

–noun
steel that contains 0.5 to 0.95 percent carbon.

Origin:
perh. from the quality of the strong wire rope made from it, used to attach a plow to a steam engine
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plow steel  
n.  A high-strength steel having a carbon content of 0.5 to 0.95 percent and used primarily to make wire rope.
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