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PLOUGHBOY
plowboy, ploughboy
(noun) a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ploughboy (plural ploughboys)
(historical) A boy who directed the animals that pulled a plough
Source: Wiktionary
Plow"boy`, Plough"boy`, n.
Definition: A boy that drives or guides a team in plowing; a young rustic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INFERIOR
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