moldboard
Americannoun
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the curved metal plate in a plow that turns over the earth from the furrow.
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a large blade mounted on the front of a bulldozer to push loose earth.
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a board forming one side or surface of a mold for concrete.
noun
Etymology
Origin of moldboard
1300–50; replacing earlier moldbred, Middle English mold bred. See mold 3 moldboard ( for defs. 1, 2 ), mold 1 moldboard ( for def. 3 ), board
Example Sentences
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He documented the democratizing effect of the close-order military drill, the moldboard plow's transformation of agriculture, the impact of potato farming.
From US News ● Jul. 12, 2016
Medieval Europe had gadgets unknown to, or undeveloped by, the ancient Greeks and Romans -- moldboard ploughs, stirrups, advanced water-wheels, clocks.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2011
Well, whitetails survived harsh winters before the moldboard plow made a giant salad bar out of much of the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the moldboard turns the palpable furrow, Icarus splashes down into the unconscious sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
The design of the moldboard plow is so obvious that it seems incredible that Europeans never thought of it.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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