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Plowing — Plow Plow, Plough Plough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plowed} (ploud) or {Ploughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plowing} or {Ploughing}.] 1. To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground; to plow a field.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plowing — co·plowing; … English syllables
plowing — noun tilling the land with a plow (Freq. 2) he hired someone to do the plowing for him • Syn: ↑ploughing • Derivationally related forms: ↑plough (for: ↑ploughing), ↑plow … Useful english dictionary
Plowing the Dark — infobox Book | name = Plowing the Dark title orig = translator = image caption = First edition dust jacket of Plowing the Dark author = Richard Powers illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel… … Wikipedia
plowing — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tilling, furrowing, cultivating, breaking, turning, listing; see also farming … English dictionary for students
plowing — plaÊŠ n. farming tool used for cutting into the ground v. cut into the soil with a plow; advance through great effort; pave the way; fail … English contemporary dictionary
Contour plowing — Contour plowing, Pennsylvania, 1938 Contour bunding , Catalon … Wikipedia
contour plowing — contour plowing, plowing that follows the contours of land, crosswise to its slope … Useful english dictionary
An Act against Plowing by the Tayle, and pulling the Wooll off living Sheep — was an Act of the Parliament of Ireland (citation 10 11 Chas. 1 c. 35) passed in 1635. It was one of the first pieces of legislation to protect the rights of animals. The act aimed to prevent cruelty to horses and sheep. External links*… … Wikipedia
breaking land — Plowing virgin soil. Not an improvement for the purposes of a mechanic s lien. Brown v Wyman, 56 Iowa 452, 9 NW 344 … Ballentine's law dictionary
