plowshare
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plow·share
(plou′shâr′)n.
The cutting blade of a plow; a share.
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plow•share
(ˈplaʊˌʃɛər)n.
the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
[1350–1400]
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Plowshare
The part of a turning plow that provides the cutting edge. It incurs most of the wear and must be periodically sharpened and, less often, replaced.
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Noun | 1. | plowshare - a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil 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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