mouldboard
Plow's curved blade
The mouldboard is the curved metal plate on a plough that turns over the soil as it's cut.
The shape lifts and flips the earth to one side, burying weeds and crop residue while exposing fresh soil.
Also spelled moldboard in American English.
The mouldboard plough revolutionized medieval agriculture.
Plow's leading blade
- sharePortion given out
- ploughshareTilling blade component
- landsidePlow's vertical plate
- beamStructural support member
frog · tailpiece · heel · shin · breast · wrench · adjustment · reversible
Soil or electrical grounding
- loamFertile soil mixture
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
aeration · inversion · burial · residue · compaction · drainage · structure · turnover
Narrow raised strip
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- slicePortion cut off
- inversionReversal of position
turning · furrowing · ploughing · earth · sod · cut · channel · cultivation
Hard molded alloy
- woodenMade from timber
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- horse-drawnPowered by equines
oxen · mechanization · innovation · invention
Fostering growth through care
- seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
- preparationArranging things in advance
- ploughingTurning earth for cultivation
- diskingCultivating with bladed implement
coulter
Plow's leading blade
- sharePortion given out
- ploughshareTilling blade component
- landsidePlow's vertical plate
beam · frog · tailpiece · heel · shin · breast · wrench · adjustment · reversible · scouring
earth
Soil or electrical grounding
topsoil · aeration · inversion · burial · residue · compaction · drainage · structure · turnover
ridge
Narrow raised strip
inversion · turning · furrowing · ploughing · earth · sod · cut · channel · cultivation · seedbed
cast-iron
Hard molded alloy
horse-drawn · oxen · mechanization · innovation · invention
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
- seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
- preparationArranging things in advance
- ploughingTurning earth for cultivation
mouldboardploughshare
Tilling blade component
coulter · share · cutting edge · blade · disc