Plough en · PROPN · etymology 1
Meanings
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(UK, common, name) The brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. They are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.
Later on, as I walked home / The Plough was showing, and Orion
1998, Belle and Sebastian, “Ease Your Feet in the Sea”, in The Boy with the Arab Strap:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Plough | canonical | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Drinking Gourd · Northern Waggoner · Charles' Wain · Northern Ladle · Wain · Big Dipper · triones · septentriones