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Meaning of PLOWSHARE

Pronunciation:  'plaw`sheur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
 

PLOWSHARE is a 9 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: ploughshare, share
 
 See Also: moldboard plow, mouldboard plough, wedge

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Plow"share`\, Ploughshare \Plough"share"\, n.
The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of
earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow.

{Plowshare bone} (Anat.), the pygostyle.

 

 

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