MOLDBOARD

moldboard, mouldboard

(noun) wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moldboard (plural moldboards)

A curved piece of metal on a plow or bulldozer that clears the free dirt from the blade.

(founding) A follow board.

Source: Wiktionary


Mold"board`, Mould"board`, n.

1. A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.

2. (Founding)

Definition: A follow board.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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