Dictionary

ploughshare en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈplaʊˌʃɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈplaʊˌʃɛɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English plowgh-schare, plowh schare, equivalent to plough + share. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Plouchskoar (“ploughshare”), West Frisian ploechskaar (“ploughshare”), Dutch ploegschaar (“ploughshare”), German Low German Ploogschoor (“ploughshare”), German Pflugschar (“ploughshare”), Danish plovskær (“ploughshare”), Norwegian plogskjær (“ploughshare”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English culter (“ploughshare”), from Old English culter (“ploughshare, coulter, dagger”), borrowed from Latin culter (“knife, razor”).

Meanings

1. (UK) The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.
   • Holonyms: plough, plow < implement

Forms

Relateds

chisel · mouldboard · jointer · moldboard · colter · coulter · plowshare

Translations (71)

sk radlica (cutting edge of a plow) · ta கலப்பை (cutting edge of a plow) · hy խոփ (cutting edge of a plow) · mk па́личник (cutting edge of a plow) · ro brăzdar (cutting edge of a plow) · no plogskjær (cutting edge of a plow) · is plógjárn (cutting edge of a plow) · ru ле́мех (cutting edge of a plow) · sv plogbill (cutting edge of a plow) · et adratera (cutting edge of a plow) · sv bill (cutting edge of a plow) · sh lemeš (cutting edge of a plow) · pt relha (cutting edge of a plow) · kpv амысь (cutting edge of a plow) · rup vomirã (cutting edge of a plow) · pl lemiesz (cutting edge of a plow) · mk ле́меш (cutting edge of a plow) · it vomere (cutting edge of a plow) · yi אַקער־אײַזן (cutting edge of a plow) · tyv андазын бизи (cutting edge of a plow) · nds Ploogschoor (cutting edge of a plow) · cy swch (cutting edge of a plow) · nn plogskjer (cutting edge of a plow) · tr saban demiri (cutting edge of a plow) · nl ploegschaar (cutting edge of a plow) · lt žãgrė (cutting edge of a plow) · fi auranvannas (cutting edge of a plow) · es reja (cutting edge of a plow) · udm сабан (cutting edge of a plow) · fr soc (cutting edge of a plow) · sl lemež (cutting edge of a plow) · ko 가래 (cutting edge of a plow) · ota صبان دمیری (cutting edge of a plow) · bg палешник (cutting edge of a plow) · su lanjam (cutting edge of a plow) · ja 刃先 (cutting edge of a plow) · ang scear (cutting edge of a plow) · la vomer (cutting edge of a plow) · sv skär (cutting edge of a plow) · wa schî (cutting edge of a plow) · de Pflugschar (cutting edge of a plow) · gl ferro (cutting edge of a plow) · ga iarnach (cutting edge of a plow) · de Schar (cutting edge of a plow) · udm амезь (cutting edge of a plow) · ca rella (cutting edge of a plow) · nl ploegijzer (cutting edge of a plow) · cmn 耜 (cutting edge of a plow) · da plovskær (cutting edge of a plow) · bg лемеж (cutting edge of a plow) · fi vannas (cutting edge of a plow) · hu ekevas (cutting edge of a plow) · gag puluun demiri (cutting edge of a plow) · el αλετροπόδα (cutting edge of a plow) · pdt Pluachschoa (cutting edge of a plow) · gl palmela (cutting edge of a plow) · sh raonik (cutting edge of a plow) · tl palinta (cutting edge of a plow) · mi mata parau (cutting edge of a plow) · sq përdhec (cutting edge of a plow) · tl lipya (cutting edge of a plow) · de Pflugeisen (cutting edge of a plow) · gl rella (cutting edge of a plow) · zlw-ocs črtadlo (cutting edge of a plow) · cs radlice (cutting edge of a plow) · mk ра́лник (cutting edge of a plow) · ar مِيكَعَة (cutting edge of a plow) · sq pllaz (cutting edge of a plow) · lv lemesis (cutting edge of a plow) · ko 보습 (cutting edge of a plow) · ru со́шник (cutting edge of a plow)

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