Plow Shovel


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Plow Shovel

A detachable pointed piece of flat metal attached to the frame of a plow and used not to turn over the soil (i.e., a turning plow) but to break up and stir it. There were/are many shapes of such points. See also Bull tongue, Calf tongue, and sweep.
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Electrical cords run from the house to the truck, and there is a large rusting snow plow shovel, among other things, blocking the entrance.
An ODOT sanding truck with a snow plow shovel was helping remove the vehicles.