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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPlow
/plaʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, used to turn over and cut soil before sowing seeds.
"The farmer attached the heavy steel plow to the tractor to prepare the field for spring planting."
- 1
To turn up the earth of an area of land with a plow.
"They began to plow the north pasture as soon as the winter frost had fully melted."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from Middle English 'plough' or 'plow', which derives from Old Norse 'plógr', ultimately stemming from a Proto-Germanic root. Historically, it referred to both the heavy agricultural implement and a measure of land that could be tilled by a team in a single day.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plow" is said worldwide
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charrue
Transliteration: /ʃa.ʁy/
"Le paysan guide sa charrue à travers le champ."
Pflug
Transliteration: /pfluːk/
"Der Bauer zieht den Pflug über das Ackerland."
aratro
Transliteration: /aˈra.tro/
"Il contadino usa l'aratro per preparare il terreno."
arado
Transliteration: /aˈɾa.ðo/
"El tractor arrastra el arado por la tierra."
arado
Transliteration: /aˈɾa.du/
"O agricultor preparou o solo usando o arado."
हल
Transliteration: hal
"किसान अपने खेत को जोeने के लिए हल का उपयोग करता है।"
犁
Transliteration: lí
"农民正用犁翻耕土地。"
쟁기
Transliteration: jaeng-gi
"농부는 쟁기로 논밭을 갈았습니다."
すき
Transliteration: suki
Script: 鋤
"農夫はすきを使って畑を耕した。"
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