plowboy

[ plou-boi ]

/ ˈplaʊˌbɔɪ /

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noun

a boy who leads or guides a team drawing a plow.

a country boy.

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Origin of plowboy

First recorded in 1560–70; plow + boy

How to use plowboy in a sentence

Beside the road we saw a plow-boy straddle, whistling on a stile.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index|Various
If so, I wish I could call in that small plow-boy of 1874 and let him play a game with this particular pack!
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
When the latter got back in the hills he met a plow-boy who was plowing with two yellow steers.
The Chinese Fairy Book|Various
One day he saw his father's plow-boy come galloping up to the door in great haste.
The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales|Hannah More

The plow-boy puts on his father's boots and proceeds to plow up the cunning little angle worm.
Remarks|Bill Nye