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ploughboy

ploughboy noun: a boy who directed the draught animals that pulled a plough; a boy who served as a ploughman's helper.

Noun

ploughboy (plural ploughboys)

  1. (historical) A boy who directed the draught animals that pulled a plough; a boy who served as a ploughman's helper.

ploughboy meaning in Tamil

ploughboy in Tamil

ஏர் உழவன்

Forms of ploughboy

pluralploughboys

Origin of ploughboy

From plough + boy.

Questions about ploughboy

What does ploughboy mean?
Ploughboy means a boy who directed the draught animals that pulled a plough; a boy who served as a ploughman's helper.
What is ploughboy in Tamil?
Ploughboy in Tamil is ஏர் உழவன். See Ploughboy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ploughboy?
Ploughboy is a noun.
What is the plural of ploughboy?
The plural of ploughboy is ploughboys.

Words near ploughboy in the dictionary

  1. ploughbeam
  2. ploughbeams
  3. ploughbill
  4. ploughbills
  5. ploughbote
  6. ploughboy
  7. ploughboys
  8. ploughed
  9. ploughed a lonely furrow
  10. ploughed ahead
  11. ploughed back

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ploughboy (page history and authors); ploughboy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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