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ploughpan

ploughpan noun: a compacted layer of soil resulting from the use of ploughs or similar equipment.

Noun

ploughpan (countable and uncountable, plural ploughpans)

  1. A compacted layer of soil resulting from the use of ploughs or similar equipment.

Forms of ploughpan

pluralploughpans
alternative formplowpan

Origin of ploughpan

From plough + pan.

Questions about ploughpan

What does ploughpan mean?
Ploughpan means a compacted layer of soil resulting from the use of ploughs or similar equipment.
What part of speech is ploughpan?
Ploughpan is a noun.
What is the plural of ploughpan?
The plural of ploughpan is ploughpans.

Words near ploughpan in the dictionary

  1. ploughmanship
  2. ploughmark
  3. ploughmarks
  4. ploughmen
  5. ploughmen's lunches
  6. ploughpan
  7. ploughpans
  8. ploughperson
  9. ploughpoint
  10. ploughpoints
  11. Ploughright

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