rotary plough

rotary tiller

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noun

an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds

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Words nearby rotary plough

Rotary Club, rotary dial, rotary engine, rotary harrow, rotary hoe, rotary plough, rotary plow, rotary press, rotary pump, rotary shutter, rotary-till

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How to use rotary plough in a sentence

Inquiries will be accepted only via Western Union telegram or rotary phone.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bob Bashara was a married Rotary Club president who lived in a ritzy Detroit suburb.
A Murder in Detroit’s Sexual Underworld|Steve Miller|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There's an old rotary phone and a few yellowed papers on a cluttered old wooden desk.
The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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

“I think for sure he will,” said Kit Jennings, treasurer of the Spartanburg Rotary Club, which Perry addressed Tuesday.
Rick Perry Can’t Quit Campaigning|David Catanese|December 4, 2013|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