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plowboy

[ plou-boi ]

noun

  1. a boy who leads or guides a team drawing a plow.
  2. a country boy.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plowboy1

First recorded in 1560–70; plow + boy
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Example Sentences

William Tyndale who translated the Bible into English said that he wanted anyone - even a 'lowly plowboy' - to read the scriptures.

From BBC

I stared about, openmouthed, like the greenest plowboy.

When I was not in school, I was a plowboy, a wagon guide, a shepherd.

A glorious example of this is in the person of a man who rose from the humble position of plowboy, to that of Chief Executive of the Nation.

The schools founded by Ruskin are worth study, where the plowboys learned to make beautiful pottery, and the farmers' daughters, embroidery.

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