trench-plough

verb

To plough with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the land to a greater depth than usual.

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Meanings

verbtrench-plough (third-person singular simple present trench-ploughs, present participle trench-ploughing, simple past and past participle trench-ploughed)

present singular third person trench-ploughs · participle present trench-ploughing · participle past trench-ploughed · past trench-ploughed · alternative trench-plow

  1. transitiveTo plough with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the land to a greater depth than usual.
nountrench-plough (plural trench-ploughs)

plural trench-ploughs · alternative trench-plow

  1. agricultureA plough for turning up the land more deeply than usual.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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