plowboy

plow·boy

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plou-boi]
- /ˈplaʊˌbɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plou-boi]
- /ˈplaʊˌbɔɪ/

Definitions of plowboy word

noun plowboy a boy who leads or guides a team drawing a plow. 1
noun plowboy a country boy. 1
noun plowboy a boy who led a team drawing a plow 0
noun plowboy a country boy 0

See all 4 definitions of plowboy

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Origin of plowboy

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70; plow + boy

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Parts of speech for Plowboy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Plowboy

plowboy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

plowboy usage trend in Literature

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