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ploughstaff
or
esp
(
US
)
plowstaff
(ˈplaʊˌstɑːf)
—
n
1.
Also called:
ploughtail
one of the handles of a plough
2.
a spade-shaped tool used to clean the ploughshare and mouldboard
plowstaff
or
esp
(
US
)
plowstaff
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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