ploughshare
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ploughshare
- /ˈplaʊˌʃɛə/ UK
- /ˈplaʊˌʃɛɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English plowgh-schare, plowh schare, equivalent to plough + share. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Plouchskoar (“ploughshare”), West Frisian ploechskaar (“ploughshare”), Dutch ploegschaar (“ploughshare”), German Low German Ploogschoor (“ploughshare”), German Pflugschar (“ploughshare”), Danish plovskær (“ploughshare”), Norwegian plogskjær (“ploughshare”).
Eclipsed non-native Middle English culter (“ploughshare”), from Old English culter (“ploughshare, coulter, dagger”), borrowed from Latin culter (“knife, razor”).
noun ploughshares
- The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade. Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
Translations
Talk about this word "ploughshare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ploughshare. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ploughshare. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ploughshare "ploughshare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ploughshare.Cite this
@misc{ploughshare_2026,
title = {ploughshare},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ploughshare},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
