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moldboard
[ mohld-bawrd, -bohrd ]
noun
- the curved metal plate in a plow that turns over the earth from the furrow.
- a large blade mounted on the front of a bulldozer to push loose earth.
- a board forming one side or surface of a mold for concrete.
moldboard
/ ˈməʊldˌbɔːd /
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Origin of moldboard1
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Example Sentences
The furrow slice sliding over a perfect moldboard leaves the surface of the upturned ground as even as the bottom of the furrow.
The moldboard of a plow must be smooth in order to properly shed the earth freely to make an easy turn-over.
A field plowed with a defective moldboard will be full of these places.
This shows that the soil is slipping off the moldboard easily.
He had a moldboard nearly as bright as a diamond and about as hard, one that "sang" at its work.
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