Ice plow

Related to Ice plow: Snow plough
a large tool for grooving and cutting ice.
a plow used for cutting ice on rivers, ponds, etc.

See also: Ice, Plow

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Ice plows followed the markers, deepening the grooves until they were about two-thirds of the way through the ice.
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