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middlebuster

middlebuster noun: a type of plough with two mouldboards, which throws earth out to either side.

Noun

middlebuster (plural middlebusters)

  1. (US, regional) A type of plough with two mouldboards, which throws earth out to either side.
    • Tom Chaney rode his gray horse that was better suited to pulling a middlebuster than carrying a rider.1968, Charles Portis, True Grit
    Synonyms:
    middle splitter

Synonyms of middlebuster

Forms of middlebuster

pluralmiddlebusters
alternative formmiddleburster

Origin of middlebuster

From middle + buster.

Questions about middlebuster

What does middlebuster mean?
Middlebuster means a type of plough with two mouldboards, which throws earth out to either side.
What part of speech is middlebuster?
Middlebuster is a noun.
What is the plural of middlebuster?
The plural of middlebuster is middlebusters.

Words near middlebuster in the dictionary

  1. middlebrows
  2. Middleburg
  3. middleburster
  4. middlebursters
  5. Middlebury
  6. middlebuster
  7. middlebusters
  8. middleclass
  9. middleclick
  10. middleclicked
  11. middleclicking

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