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plowing

plowing verb: riding with neither foot leading, with the stick perpendicular to the fall line; not goofy nor regular. Also the alternative form of ploughing.

Verb

plowing

  1. Riding with neither foot leading, with the stick perpendicular to the fall line; not goofy nor regular.
  2. Ploughing.

Also used as

plowing is also the alternative form of ploughing.

Forms of plowing

pluralplowings

Phrases with plowing

2 more phrasesFewer phrases

Questions about plowing

What does plowing mean?
Plowing means riding with neither foot leading, with the stick perpendicular to the fall line; not goofy nor regular.
What part of speech is plowing?
Plowing is a verb.

Words near plowing in the dictionary

  1. plowhead
  2. plowheads
  3. plowhorse
  4. plowhorses
  5. plowin'
  6. plowing
  7. plowing ahead
  8. plowing back
  9. plowing down
  10. plowing in
  11. plowing into

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