plowhead

Soil-turning implement part

The plowhead is the cutting blade of a plow—the metal part that slices into the soil.

Also called a plowshare.

The term appears in agricultural contexts and occasionally in the biblical phrase about beating swords into plowshares: The old plowhead had dulled after years of breaking rocky ground.

component

moldboard

Curved blade turning earth

landside · frog · hitch · shear · cutting-edge · ploughshare · point · shin · tailpiece · bolts

tilling

furrow

Narrow trench in earth

  • harrowToothed soil-breaking implement
  • diskingCultivating with bladed implement
  • seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting

cultivator · tillage · turning · aerate · chisel · scarify · ridge · draft · penetration

soil

earth

Soil or electrical grounding

  • loamFertile soil mixture
  • clayMoldable earth for ceramics
  • siltWaterborne earth particles

topsoil · compaction · clods · hardpan · moisture · texture · drainage · aeration

Opposites
plow component position

plowheadstilts

Poles raising walkers higher

hales · beam · moldboard · coulter · landside

Family

plow, plows, plowed, plowing, plowman, plowmen, plowshare, plowshares, head

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G