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plough noun
UK (US plow) 
/plaʊ/ n [C]
/plaʊ/ n [C] Definition
a large farming tool with blades which digs the earth in fields so that seeds can be planted
See also: snowplough
under the plough formal
describes land on which crops are grown
These fields have been under the plough for centuries.
(Definition of plough noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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