middlebuster

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noun

A type of plough with two mouldboards, which throws earth out to either side.

Similar
middle splitter
First used 19th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounmiddlebuster (plural middlebusters)

plural middlebusters · alternative middleburster

  1. USregionalA type of plough with two mouldboards, which throws earth out to either side.First known use 19th c.

    Tom Chaney rode his gray horse that was better suited to pulling a middlebuster than carrying a rider.

    1968, Charles Portis, True Grit

    Synonyms: middle splitter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of plough with two mouldboards, which throws earth out to either side.

Similar
middle splitter
Also see
middlebreakermiddle splitter

Origin

From middle + buster.

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APA

middlebuster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middlebuster

MLA

“middlebuster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middlebuster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “middlebuster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middlebuster.

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