plowpoint

English

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

plow point, ploughpoint

Etymology

From plow +‎ point.

Noun

plowpoint (plural plowpoints)

  1. A detachable plowshare (cutting blade) at the extreme front end of the plow body.
    • 1922, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Girl from Hollywood, Chapter 16:
      Shannon watched him as he took the reins and started the team forward, slowly, quietly. There was no yelling. They were horsemen, these men of Ganado. The great Percherons moved ponderously forward. The plow point bit deep into the earth, but the huge beasts walked on as if dragging an empty wagon.

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