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- [plou-shair]
- /ˈplaʊˌʃɛər/
- /ˈplaʊ.ʃeər/
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- [plou-shair]
- /ˈplaʊˌʃɛər/
Definitions of plowshare word
- noun plowshare the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share. 1
- noun plowshare blade of a plough 1
- noun plowshare the share, or cutting blade, of a moldboard plow 0
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Origin of plowshare
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, plowshare is from the Middle English word plowghschare. See plow, share2
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Parts of speech for Plowshare
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plowshare 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
plowshare usage trend in Literature
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- what is a plowshare?
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