gangplough

gang·plough
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/ˈɡæŋˌplaʊ/

noun

A plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.

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Meanings

noungangplough (plural gangploughs)

plural gangploughs · alternative gang plough · alternative gang-plough · alternative US gangplow · alternative US gang plow · alternative US gang-plow

  1. UKA plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.
  2. UKA combination of several ploughs with blades in one frame, operated as a machine.

Origin

From gang (“a combination of tools or machines coordinated to work together as a set”) + plough (“a farm implement used to break up soil into furrows for sowing”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ploughgang
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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