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a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

to break and turn over earth esp. with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"

See Plow.

A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining plow.

Fig.: Agriculture; husbandry.

A carucate of land; a plowland.

A joiner's plane for making grooves; a grooving plane.

An implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.

Same as Charles's Wain.

To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground; to plow a field.

To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in; to run through, as in sailing.

To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plow. See Plow, n., 5.

To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.

To labor with, or as with, a plow; to till or turn up the soil with a plow; to prepare the soil or bed for anything.

See Plow.

A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining plow.

Fig.: Agriculture; husbandry.

A carucate of land; a plowland.

A joiner's plane for making grooves; a grooving plane.

An implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.

Same as Charles's Wain.

To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground; to plow a field.

To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in; to run through, as in sailing.

To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plow. See Plow, n., 5.

To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.

To labor with, or as with, a plow; to till or turn up the soil with a plow; to prepare the soil or bed for anything.

An instrument for turning up the soil: tillage.

To turn up with the plough: to furrow: to tear: to divide: to run through in sailing.

PLOUGHER.

Instrument for turning up the soil.

To turn up wisht a plough; furrow; sail through.

To break up with a plow; work with a plow; cultivate.

An implement for breaking up or turning over the soil; agriculture.

Plowboy, ploughboy.

An instrument for turning up the soil; tillage; a joiner's instrument for grooving.

To turn up the soil with a plough; to furrow.

The instrument drawn by horses or oxen for turning up the soil of a field; tillage; a bookbinder's tool for cutting the edges of books.

To turn up the earth in a field with a plough; to furrow; to run through, as the sea in sailing; to cut or groove with a bookbinder's tool of the same name; in Scrip., to labour in a calling.

n. [Anglo-Saxon, Swedish, Icelandic, German, Scottish] A well known implement for turning up the soil;—hence, agriculture; tillage;—a joiner's instrument for grooving;—a knife or machine for cutting or trimming paper, used by bookbinders and paper makers.