ploughbeamplowbeamn.
/ˈplaʊbiːm/, U.S. /ˈplaʊˌbim/ The central longitudinal beam or bar of timber, iron, etc., in a plough, to which the other principal parts are attached. Also figurative.
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a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 919 (MED) E longe la carue gist la haie [glossed] ploughbem [v.rr. bem, the ploubeem, the solwlbwm], Ki vent du boiz ou du haie.
1388 Cal. Inquisitions (1962) V. 57 (MED) [A] chyp [with a] ploubem [worth 4 d.].
c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 569/21 Burris, the plowebeme.
?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. ii The plogh beame, is the long tre aboue ye which is a lytell bende.
1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks i. 7 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks A plowbeame eight foot long from th' end, two ears or handles.
1607 J. Carpenter Plaine Mans Spirituall Plough 206 The Plough Beame of Impietie is, the repletion of bread..and luxurie.
1613 G. Markham Eng. Husbandman: 1st Pt. iii. B ij The first member thereof, as being the strongest and most principallest peece of timber belonging to the same, is called the Plough-beame, being a large long peece of timber much bending.
1670 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 5 1064 The plough-beam and plough tail are to be governed straight, without winching any way.
1727 R. Bradley Compl. Body Husbandry ii. 41 The plough-beam, about seven foot long, and five inches square, from the tail..to the coulter.., and then tapers to three inches and half.
1794 A. Young Trav. France (ed. 2) II. 124 Of many ploughs going..most aer [sic] drawn by mules, in yokes; the plough beam fastened to the centre of the yoke.
1853 S. Northup Twelve Years Slave 283 Why, he's a reg'lar genius; can make a plough beam, wagon tongue—anything, as well as you can.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 934/2 Gage-wheel, one attached to the forward end of a plow-beam, to gage the depth of furrow.
1884 Longman's Mag. Feb. 403 An elm..to fashion into a plough-beam.
1920 Kellogg (Iowa) Enterprise 24 Dec. He had just broken a plow-beam, which meant an afternoon's delay.
1988 W. Berry Remembering v. 79 Mat..was sitting on a board that Jack..had nailed to his plowbeam to make him a seat.
2000 Farming News (Nexis) 16 Nov. S9 Other set-up features adding to the Multi-Master 111's versatility include the depth wheel positioning, which can be at any point along the plough beam.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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