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mold·board

 (mōld′bôrd′)
n.
The curved plate of a plow that turns over the soil.
[mold + board.]
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moldboard

(ˈməʊldˌbɔːd)
n
(Agriculture) the US spelling of mouldboard
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mold•board

(ˈmoʊldˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)

n.
1. the curved metal plate in a plow that turns over the earth from the furrow.
2. a large blade mounted on the front of a bulldozer to push loose earth.
3. a board forming one side or surface of a mold for concrete.
[1300–50; earlier moldbred, Middle English mold bred. See mold3, mold1, board]
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Moldboard

Sometimes used as short for a Moldboard plow (Walking turning plow). The moldboard is the curved part of a turning plow that turns over and pulverizes the slice of earth cut by the plowshare.
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Noun1.Moldboard - wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrowmoldboard - wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow
mouldboard
moldboard plow, mouldboard plough - plow that has a moldboard
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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* Put a board between the ground and any moldboard. That way the mud can't freeze the moldboard in place.
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