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plowshare

plowshare

4 8.3
A metal blade under a farm tool that cuts and turns soil
  • noun
  • /ˈplaʊʃɛr/
  • Specialized
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  • May that day the Prophet Isaiah speaks of when they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.

And there are no, there are no moments when, you know, the swords are pounded into plowshares.

Examples

  • Before starting the fieldwork, he checked the sharpness of the plowshare to maximize efficiency.

  • The farmer replaced the old plowshare to ensure the soil would be properly loosened for planting.

  • "And they shall beat their swords into plowshares."

    Black Dog (1998)

  • The time has come, fortunately, for us to beat our swords into plowshares.

    Canadian Bacon (1995)

  • I believe the Torah speaks of turning swords into plowshares.

    Blog text (21)

  • The prophet Isaiah says: "They shall beat their swords into plowshares... ...and their spears into pruning tools.

    Jesus (1999)

  • A damaged plowshare can make it difficult to till the land effectively before the planting season.

Synonyms

share
vsplowshare
  • Specialized
2 9.9

A sharp metal part of a plough that cuts the soil

serves as the main cutting blade intended to slice and loosen topsoil

Surface Forms

plowshare singular
plowshares plural

Morphology

plowshare = plow + share (semi-transparent) = plow + share

Formally a compound plow + share, but 'share' meaning 'cutting blade' is specialized/archaic so learners may misinterpret it as 'portion'.

Etymology

The word plowshare joins plow and share, where share once meant 'a cutting part', the same idea you see in shear 'to cut'. So a plowshare is the blade that 'cuts' and loosens the top layer of soil.