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Plowshare

Alt. of Ploughshare

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Wedge 76% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ploughshare 92% connected

The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Share 92% connected

The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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