ploughboy
Britishnoun
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a boy who guides the animals drawing a plough
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any country boy
Example Sentences
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Master Ploughboy Giles, you are spending your penny and your holiday at the fair.
From The Royal Picture Alphabet by Leighton, John
Ploughboy finds the following remark in Mr. GREELEY'S thirtieth What, and asks explanation.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 22, August 27, 1870 by Various
There was no shaking him off, and he was immediately backed up by Ploughboy, who caught the other ear most cleverly.
From The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
The pack was disabled for weeks, as the two leading hounds, Merriman and Ploughboy, were severely injured.
From The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
There was no avoiding the find; and away went "Bluebeard," "Ploughboy," "Gaylass" and all the leading hounds, followed by the whole pack, in full chorus, straight along the path at top speed.
From Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
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