ploughboy

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noun

A boy who directed the draught animals that pulled a plough; a boy who served as a ploughman's helper.

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Meanings

nounploughboy (plural ploughboys)

plural ploughboys

  1. historicalA boy who directed the draught animals that pulled a plough; a boy who served as a ploughman's helper.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna boy who leads the animals that draw a plow

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plowboy
Broader
male childboy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From plough + boy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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