0%

moldboard

mold·board
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mohld-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈmoʊldˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
    • /mˈəʊldbɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mohld-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈmoʊldˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of moldboard word

  • noun moldboard the curved metal plate in a plow that turns over the earth from the furrow. 1
  • noun moldboard a large blade mounted on the front of a bulldozer to push loose earth. 1
  • noun moldboard a board forming one side or surface of a mold for concrete. 1
  • noun moldboard A curved metal blade in a plow that turns the earth over. 1
  • noun moldboard a curved plate of iron attached to a plowshare, for turning over the soil 0
  • noun moldboard a plate like this at the front of a bulldozer or snowplow, angled to push material aside 0

Information block about the term

Origin of moldboard

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; replacing earlier moldbred, Middle English mold bred. See mold3 (for defs 1, 2), mold1 (for def 3), board

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Moldboard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

moldboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

moldboard usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with moldboard

  • when was the moldboard plow invented?
  • how to use a moldboard plow?
  • what is a moldboard?
  • what is moldboard plow?
  • what is a moldboard plow?
  • how to moldboard plow a field?
  • how to set up a moldboard plow?
  • how to plow a field with a moldboard plow?
  • how to moldboard plow?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?