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plough paddle

plough paddle noun: a short stick used to clean away soil and weeds from the coulter and share of a plough.

Noun

plough paddle (plural plough paddles)

  1. A short stick used to clean away soil and weeds from the coulter and share of a plough.
    • It seems the man had in his hand the fourche, or short stick, which is used as a plough-paddle in Brittany, and this was a protection, for the dancers made way for them to go out of the ring.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 439

Forms of plough paddle

pluralplough paddles

Questions about plough paddle

What does plough paddle mean?
Plough paddle means a short stick used to clean away soil and weeds from the coulter and share of a plough.
What part of speech is plough paddle?
Plough paddle is a noun.
What is the plural of plough paddle?
The plural of plough paddle is plough paddles.

Words near plough paddle in the dictionary

  1. plough moneys
  2. plough on
  3. plough one's own furrow
  4. plough one's way
  5. plough over
  6. plough paddle
  7. plough paddles
  8. plough staff
  9. plough staffs
  10. plough stop
  11. plough stopped

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