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ploughshare
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ploughshare esp US, plowshare [ˈplaʊˌʃɛə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough
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Noun1.ploughshare - a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soilploughshare - a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
plowshare, share
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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ploughshare plowshare (US) [ˈplaʊʃɛəʳ] N → reja f del arado
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