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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