plow

{ } n. [ OE. plouh, plou, AS. plōh; akin to D. ploeg, G. pflug, OHG. pfluog, pfluoh, Icel. plōgr, Sw. plog, Dan. ploug, plov, Russ. plug', Lith. plugas. ] 1. A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining plow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where fern succeeds ungrateful to the plow. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: Agriculture; husbandry. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A carucate of land; a plowland. [ Obs. ] [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Johan, mine eldest son, shall have plowes five. Tale of Gamelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A joiner's plane for making grooves; a grooving plane. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Bookbinding) An implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Astron.) Same as Charles's Wain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ice plow, a plow used for cutting ice on rivers, ponds, etc., into cakes suitable for storing. [ U. S. ] --
Mackerel plow. See under Mackerel. --
Plow alms, a penny formerly paid by every plowland to the church. Cowell. --
Plow beam, that part of the frame of a plow to which the draught is applied. See Beam, n., 9. --
Plow Monday, the Monday after Twelth Day, or the end of Christmas holidays. --
Plow staff. (a) A kind of long-handled spade or paddle for cleaning the plowshare; a paddle staff. (b) A plow handle. --
Snow plow, a structure, usually Λ-shaped, for removing snow from sidewalks, railroads, etc., -- drawn or driven by a horse or a locomotive. [ 1913 Webster ]