单词 | swing plough |
释义 | > as lemmasswing plough swing plough n. Brit. /ˈswɪŋ plaʊ/ , U.S. /ˈswɪŋ ˌplaʊ/ (cf. German schwingpflug) a plough without wheels.ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > ploughing equipment > [noun] > plough > foot-plough foot plough1625 swing plough1733 overtread plougha1843 over-treading plough1893 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 309 The Foot Plough, the Kentish Broad-board Plough, the Creeper, and the Swing Plough. 1807 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Essex I. v. 127 In favour of the swing-plough it is contended, that it is better calculated for fallowing, as the soil can be broken up to a greater depth. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 307 In Brabant..They use the excellent Flemish swing plough, which they call a foot plough, as it is also called in some parts of England, in contradistinction to a wheel plough. At the same time they also retain the old and heavy turn wrest plough. 1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire I. i. i. 175 The Scotch, or swing-plough, drawn by 2 horses driven by the ploughman. < as lemmas |
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