Definition of ploughshare Ploughshare

/plawˈʃejɹ/ - [plawsheyr] - plough•share

We found 5 definitions of ploughshare from 5 different sources.

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ploughshare - /plˈa‍ʊʃe‍ə/

plowshare - /plawˈʃejˌɹ/

Noun
ploughshare - a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
		plowshare, share
		wedge something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them

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ploughshare (n.)
The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow.

ploughshare
plow′shār, n. the part of a plough which shears or cuts the ground in the bottom of the furrow. [Plough, and A.S. scear, a share of a plough, a shearing—sceran, to cut.]