plowboy

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A form of ploughboy — 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

nounplowboy (plural plowboys)

plural plowboys

  1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of ploughboy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna boy who leads the animals that draw a plow

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Broader
male childboy
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ploughboy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From plow + boy.

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Translations

Dutch ploegjongen
  • ploegjongenboy plower
Polish parobek
  • parobekboy plower
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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