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单词 plough-start
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plough-startn.

Brit. /ˈplaʊ stɑːt/, U.S. /ˈplaʊ ˌstɑrt/
Forms: see plough n.1 and start n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plough n.1, start n.1
Etymology: < plough n.1 + start n.1 Compare Middle Dutch ploechstert (Dutch ploegstaart), Middle Low German plōchstērt, Middle High German pfluocstërz (German Pflugsterz), early modern Danish plovstert (Danish plovstjært).
Now historical and rare.
A plough handle.
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startOE
stiltc1340
plough-start1440
tail1466
plough handle?c1475
steer-tree1483
plough stilt?1523
plough-tail?1523
stilking?1523
steer1552
hale?1570
stive1693
plough-tree1799
by-tail1879
Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 405 Plowstert, stina [read stiua].
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 256/1 Plowe start, manche.
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Ploughe starte whyche the tylman holdeth, stiua, æ.
1926 L. F. Salzman Eng. Life in Middle Ages ii. 60 These formed the tail, or plough-start, by which the ploughman guided it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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