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



RESET




Word of the Day

3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.

coffee icon