The difference between Ard and Plough
When used as nouns, ard means a simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil, whereas plough means a device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
Plough is also verb with the meaning: to use a plough on to prepare for planting.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ard and Plough
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Ard as a noun:
A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
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Plough as a noun:
A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
Examples:
"The horse-drawn plough had a tremendous impact on agriculture."
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Plough as a noun:
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Plough as a noun:
, an alternative name for a carucate or hide.
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Plough as a noun:
A joiner's plane for making grooves.
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Plough as a noun:
A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
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Plough as a verb (transitive):
To use a plough on to prepare for planting.
Examples:
"I've still got to plough that field."
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Plough as a verb (intransitive):
To use a plough.
Examples:
"Some days I have to plough from sunrise to sunset."
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Plough as a verb (transitive, vulgar):
To have sex with.
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Plough as a verb:
To move with force.
Examples:
"Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."
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Plough as a verb:
To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
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Plough as a verb (nautical):
To run through, as in sailing.
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Plough as a verb (bookbinding):
To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
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Plough as a verb (joinery):
To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
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Plough as a verb (UK, universities, slang, transitive):
To fail (a student).