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The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
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A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
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The horse-drawn plough had a tremendous impact on agriculture.
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The use of a plough; tillage.
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Alternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major)
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A joiner's plane for making grooves.
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A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
verb
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To use a plough on to prepare for planting.
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I've still got to plough that field.
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To use a plough.
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Some days I have to plough from sunrise to sunset.
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To have sex with, penetrate.
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To move with force.
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Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.
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To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
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To run through, as in sailing.
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To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
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(joinery) 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.
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(university slang) To fail (a student).
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Land that has been or is meant to be ploughed