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ploughwise

ploughwise adjective: moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.

Adjective

ploughwise (not comparable)

  1. Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
    Synonyms:
    boustrophedon

Adverb

ploughwise (not comparable)

  1. In a ploughwise manner.

Synonyms of ploughwise

Origin of ploughwise

From plough + -wise.

Questions about ploughwise

What does ploughwise mean?
Ploughwise means moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
What part of speech is ploughwise?
Ploughwise can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near ploughwise in the dictionary

  1. ploughsoils
  2. ploughstaff
  3. ploughstaffs
  4. ploughtail
  5. ploughtails
  6. ploughwise
  7. ploughwoman
  8. ploughwomen
  9. ploughwright
  10. ploughwrights
  11. ploughzone

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