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PLOWSHARE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plowshare mean?
• PLOWSHARE (noun)
The noun PLOWSHARE has 1 sense:
1. a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
Familiarity information: PLOWSHARE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ploughshare; plowshare; share
Hypernyms ("plowshare" is a kind of...):
wedge (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)
Holonyms ("plowshare" is a part of...):
moldboard plow; mouldboard plough (plow that has a moldboard)
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