breastplow

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A form of breastplough — 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.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounbreastplow (plural breastplows)

plural breastplows

  1. alternativeAlternative form of breastplough.

Origin

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

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

Chicago

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