breastplough
breastplough noun: a kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
Noun
breastplough (plural breastploughs)
- A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
Forms of breastplough
| plural | breastploughs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | breastplow |
Origin of breastplough
From breast + plough.
Questions about breastplough
- What does breastplough mean?
- Breastplough means a kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
- What part of speech is breastplough?
- Breastplough is a noun.
- What is the plural of breastplough?
- The plural of breastplough is breastploughs.
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