(British spelling) The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.
(British spelling) The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.
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(UK) A breastplough used in paring off turf on downs.
The use of a plough; tillage.
Any of several other tools or implements that cut and push material.
A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.
(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.