PLOUGHMAN

plowman, ploughman, plower

(noun) a man who plows

PLOWMAN

plowman, ploughman, plower

(noun) a man who plows

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ploughman (plural ploughmen)

(British) Alternative spelling of plowman

Source: Wiktionary


Plow"man, Plough"man, n.; pl. -men (.

1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman. Chaucer. Macaulay.

2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer. Plowman's spikenard (Bot.), a European composite weed (Conyza squarrosa), having fragrant roots. Dr. Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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