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PLOWSHARE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does plowshare mean?

• PLOWSHARE (noun)
The noun PLOWSHARE has 1 sense:

1. a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

Familiarity information: PLOWSHARE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PLOWSHARE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ploughshare; plowshare; share

Hypernyms ("plowshare" is a kind of...):

wedge (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)

Holonyms ("plowshare" is a part of...):

moldboard plow; mouldboard plough (plow that has a moldboard)

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