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"Ploughshare"
Keywords:
plow
,
furrow
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slice
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sod
,
cuts
The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow.
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a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
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The ploughshare is the part of the plough which cuts into the soil to form the furrow when ploughing.
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the large pointed blade of a plow which cuts a slice of earth.
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Keywords:
coulter
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'feu
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landowner
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farmer
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farms
The ploughshare and coulter, the basic essentials of a plough, indicates a person who farms the land, usually a tenant or 'feu' farmer rather than a landowner.
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