ard plough
- noun
- Archaic
:
arado
- Unlike modern ploughs, the ard plough simply scratched the surface of the soil.
Examples
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The farmer used an ard plough to prepare the field.
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The farmer demonstrated how the ard plough was used in ancient agriculture.
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Historians have found remnants of the ard plough in several archaeological sites.
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Ancient civilizations often relied on the ard plough for farming.
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Historians have found remnants of the ard plough in several archaeological sites.
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The farmer demonstrated how the ard plough was used in ancient agriculture.
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Ancient civilizations often relied on the ard plough for farming.
Synonyms
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9.9
A simple light plough that breaks the soil without turning it over
A simple light farm tool that loosens the top of the soil without turning it over
How Simple
Surface Forms
Morphology
ard + plough
The compound is fully compositional: 'ard' denotes a specific kind of light plough and 'plough' names the implement, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer that 'ard plough' means a plough of the ard type. This type-of + object noun formation is a common, predictable pattern cross-linguistically, making the phrase transparent to a B1 learner who knows the parts.
Etymology
Ard plough comes from an old farming tool: the ard was a simple wooden beam with a pointed blade and the plough was the part pulled along to scratch the ground. Because it only 'scratched' the soil instead of turning it over, the name now means a light plough used to 'break up' soil without turning it fully.