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The use of a plough; tillage.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

Any of several other tools or implements that cut and push material.

The central theme of low-till agriculture is that the plough is not always necessary and that it should be used only when truly appropriate.
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  • “This. There's a very good chance Hearts won't qualify for the CL so they won't get the pot of money. Rangers were going straight into it and would plough every penny and more onto the field. Could have been a disaster for us.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Also, a lot of versions of the plough hypothesis attribute it to it requiring greater upper body strength, whereas I'd actually attribute it to capital-intensiveness and thus increased importance of inheritance and increased risk of losing stuff in conflict”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

The horse-drawn plough had a tremendous impact on agriculture.
Origin: From , plow, plugh(e), plough(e), plouw, from and , both from , plough. Cognate with , , , , , , , , and , . Replaced ; see sullow. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

The use of a plough; tillage.

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  • “touch grass. touch scythe. touch seed. touch plough.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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