Plowpoint
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A detachable plowshare (cutting blade) at the extreme front end of the plow body.
"Shannon watched him as he took the reins and started the team forward, slowly, quietly. There was no yelling. They were horsemen, these men of Ganado. The great Percherons moved ponderously forward. The plow point bit deep into the earth, but the huge beasts walked on as if dragging an empty wagon."
Example
More examples"Shannon watched him as he took the reins and started the team forward, slowly, quietly. There was no yelling. They were horsemen, these men of Ganado. The great Percherons moved ponderously forward. The plow point bit deep into the earth, but the huge beasts walked on as if dragging an empty wagon."
Etymology
From plow + point.
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