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under the plough

under the plough adjective: of a field, tilled by a plough and thus being actively used for cropping.

Adjective

under the plough (not comparable)

  1. Of a field, tilled by a plough and thus being actively used for cropping.
    • At the end of long days he would lean heavily on the handle, and regarding the patches he had rung with a look of satisfaction, would say to his wife: [...] ‘We’ll have twenty acres cleared and under the plough in no time.’1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 29

Questions about under the plough

What does under the plough mean?
Under the plough means of a field, tilled by a plough and thus being actively used for cropping.
What part of speech is under the plough?
Under the plough is an adjective.

Words near under the plough in the dictionary

  1. under the lee
  2. under the loupe
  3. under the magnifying glass
  4. under the mahogany
  5. under the microscope
  6. under the plough
  7. under the pump
  8. under the radar
  9. under the rose
  10. under the rug
  11. under the rule

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