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ploughbeam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plough-beam
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wooden or metal bar that connects the shares of a plough to the yoke.

British usage

Etymology

From plough + beam.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ploughbeams (plural) plough beam (alternative, Commonwealth) plough-beam (alternative, Commonwealth) plow beam (alternative, US) plowbeam (alternative, US) plow-beam (alternative, US)

Questions

What does ploughbeam mean?
Wooden or metal bar that connects the shares of a plough to the yoke.
Where does ploughbeam come from?
From plough + beam.

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