"breastplough" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: breastploughs [plural]
Etymology: From breast + plough. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|breast|plough}} breast + plough Head templates: {{en-noun}} breastplough (plural breastploughs)
  1. A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands. Synonyms: breastplow Related terms: breast drill
    Sense id: en-breastplough-en-noun-Yl24M1ML Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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        [
          "turf",
          "turf"
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