The difference between Plough and Sull

When used as nouns, plough means a device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting, whereas sull means a plough.

When used as verbs, plough means to use a plough on to prepare for planting, whereas sull means of an animal: to stop.


check bellow for the other definitions of Plough and Sull

  1. 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."

  2. Plough as a noun:

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  3. Plough as a noun:

    , an alternative name for a carucate or hide.

  4. Plough as a noun:

    A joiner's plane for making grooves.

  5. Plough as a noun:

    A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.

  1. Plough as a verb (transitive):

    To use a plough on to prepare for planting.

    Examples:

    "I've still got to plough that field."

  2. Plough as a verb (intransitive):

    To use a plough.

    Examples:

    "Some days I have to plough from sunrise to sunset."

  3. Plough as a verb (transitive, vulgar):

    To have sex with.

  4. Plough as a verb:

    To move with force.

    Examples:

    "Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."

  5. Plough as a verb:

    To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.

  6. Plough as a verb (nautical):

    To run through, as in sailing.

  7. Plough as a verb (bookbinding):

    To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.

  8. 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.

  9. Plough as a verb (UK, universities, slang, transitive):

    To fail (a student).

  1. Sull as a verb (intransitive):

    Of an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on.

  1. Sull as a noun (Western, _, England, _, dialect):

    A plough.

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