plough
[ plou ]
/ plaʊ /
noun, verb (used with or without object) Chiefly British.
plow.
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un·ploughed, adjectiveDefinition for plough (2 of 2)
Also especially British, plough.
Origin of plow
before 1100; Middle English plouh, plugh(e), plough(e), Old English plōh; cognate with German Pflug plow
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plough
esp US plow
/ (plaʊ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of plough
plougher or esp US plower, nounWord Origin for plough
Old English plōg plough land; related to Old Norse plogr, Old High German pfluoc
British Dictionary definitions for plough (2 of 3)
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
British Dictionary definitions for plough (3 of 3)
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