the demise of the horse-drawn plough
They need two horses to pull these heavy ploughs.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
plough — (US plow) ► NOUN 1) a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows. 2) (the Plough) a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). ► VERB … English terms dictionary
plough — plough; plough·er; plough·land; plough·man; … English syllables
plough — [plaʊ] , plow verb plough something → back into something phrasal verb [transitive] to put money that you have made back into a business, in order to make the business bigger and more successful, rather than giving it to shareholders: • The group … Financial and business terms
Plough — Plough, n. & v. See {Plow}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plough — [plau] n BrE the Plough the group of seven bright stars that can be seen only from the northern part of the world American Equivalent: the Big Dipper … Dictionary of contemporary English
plough in — To cover with earth by ploughing • • • Main Entry: ↑plough … Useful english dictionary
plough — [ plau ] the British spelling of plow 2 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plough — alternative spelling of PLOW (Cf. plow). Related: Ploughed; ploughing … Etymology dictionary
plough — is the normal BrE spelling, but plow is used in AmE … Modern English usage
plough — [plou] n., vt., vi. chiefly Brit. sp. of PLOW … English World dictionary
Plough — Plow redirects here. For the Canadian soldier, see Edward Chester Plow. Plowman redirects here. For the surname, see Plowman (surname). Furrow redirects here. For other uses, see Furrow (disambiguation). For other uses, see Plough… … Wikipedia
