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plowshare

[plou-shair]

noun

the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English plowghschare. See plow, share²

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ploughshare or esp (US) plowshare (ˈplaʊˌʃɛə)

—n
	the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough

plowshare or esp (US) plowshare

—n

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