mole plough

noun

A kind of subsoiler with a torpedo-shaped tip.

Meanings

nounmole plough (plural mole ploughs)

plural mole ploughs · alternative mole plow

  1. A kind of subsoiler with a torpedo-shaped tip.

Origin

So called because the tip describes a path much like the burrow that a mole creates.

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mole plough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole%20plough

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“mole plough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole%20plough. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mole plough,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mole%20plough.

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