ploughable

ploughable: plough (US plow) ► NOUN 1) a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows. 2) (the Plough) a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear).

► VERB 1) turn up (earth) with a plough. 2) (plough through/into) (of a vehicle) move in a fast or uncontrolled manner through or into. 3) advance or progress laboriously or forcibly. 4) (of a ship or boat) travel through (an area of water). 5) (plough in) invest (money) in a business.

DERIVATIVES ploughable adjective.

ORIGIN Old English.

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Synonyms:

Ploughable — Plowable Plow a*ble, Ploughable Plough a*ble, a. Capable of being plowed; arable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ploughable — a. Arable … New dictionary of synonyms
ploughable — ploughˈable adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑plough … Useful english dictionary
hide and gain — Ploughable land; arable land … Ballentine's law dictionary
Plowable — Plow a*ble, Ploughable Plough a*ble, a. Capable of being plowed; arable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Arable — Land for use with crops; land which could be ploughed and cultivated. [< Lat. arabilis = ploughable] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Aratura — The amount of land ploughable in one year by one plough. [< Lat. aratro = to plough] Cf. Carucate; Terrae carucae … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

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