breastplough

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noun

A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.

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Meanings

nounbreastplough (plural breastploughs)

plural breastploughs · alternative breastplow

  1. A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.

Origin

From breast + plough.

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breastplough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breastplough

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“breastplough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breastplough. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breastplough,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breastplough.

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