ploughshare

Other forms: ploughshares

Definitions of ploughshare
  1. noun
    a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
    synonyms: plowshare, share
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    type of:
    wedge
    something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
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