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plowpan

plowpan is the alternative form of ploughpan.

Meaning of ploughpan

Noun

ploughpan (countable and uncountable, plural ploughpans)

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

Forms of plowpan

pluralplowpans

Origin of plowpan

From plow + pan.

Questions about plowpan

What is plowpan the alternative form of?
Plowpan is the alternative form of ploughpan.

Words near plowpan in the dictionary

  1. Plowmans
  2. plowmanship
  3. plowmark
  4. plowmarks
  5. plowmen
  6. plowpan
  7. plowpans
  8. plowpoint
  9. plowpoints
  10. plowright
  11. plowrights

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