plough

As the ice receded, we devised more means of survival and comfort—stone dwellings, ploughs, wheeled vehicles.
Anthropocene: Human-Made Materials Now Weigh as Much as All Living Biomass, Say Scientists|Jan Zalasiewicz|December 24, 2020|Singularity Hub
I order a swing-top bottle of German beer, and then Erik and I plough through a couple liters of red wine.
Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste|Jeff Campagna|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Existing methodology can involve plough-like, armor-plated machines, handheld metal detectors and sniffer dogs.
Diana Landmine Conspiracies Return|Martyn Gregory|June 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
E was an Esquire, with pride on his brow; F was a Farmer, and followed the plough.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various

But I will plough one more field this week; though, I know not why it is, my thoughts go against it even now.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Since words have different meanings, we may sometimes find that a pair of words exemplify all three Laws, as plough and sword.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Day after day while the spring ploughing went on, the strange pair followed the plough together.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
There was also one at the Plough and Harrow, and several may stil be found in the neighbourhood.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell

British Dictionary definitions for plough (1 of 2)

plough

esp US plow

/ (plaʊ) /

noun

an agricultural implement with sharp blades, attached to a horse, tractor, etc, for cutting or turning over the earth

any of various similar implements, such as a device for clearing snow

a plane with a narrow blade for cutting grooves in wood

(in agriculture) ploughed land

put one's hand to the plough to begin or undertake a task

verb

to till (the soil) with a plough

to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough

(when intr, usually foll by through) to move (through something) in the manner of a ploughthe ship ploughed the water

(intr foll by through) to work at slowly or perseveringly

(intr; foll by into or through) (of a vehicle) to run uncontrollably into something in its paththe plane ploughed into the cottage roof

(tr; foll by in, up, under, etc) to turn over (a growing crop, manure, etc) into the earth with a plough

(intr) British slang to fail an examination

Derived forms of plough

plougher or esp US plower, noun

Word Origin for plough

Old English plōg plough land; related to Old Norse plogr, Old High German pfluoc

British Dictionary definitions for plough (2 of 2)

Plough

/ (plaʊ) /

noun

the Plough the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa MajorAlso known as: Charles's Wain Usual US name: the Big Dipper

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British Dictionary definitions for plough (1 of 2)

esp US plow

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British Dictionary definitions for plough (2 of 2)