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ploughshare

/ˈplaʊˌʃɛɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
ploughshare
IPA
/ˈplaʊˌʃɛɚ/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English plowgh-schare, plowh schare, equivalent to plough + share. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Plouchskoar (“ploughshare”), West Frisian ploechskaar (“ploughshare”), Dutch ploegschaar (“ploughshare”), German Low German Ploogschoor (“ploughshare”), German Pflugschar (“ploughshare”), Danish plovskær (“ploughshare”), Norwegian plogskjær (“ploughshare”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English culter (“ploughshare”), from Old English culter (“ploughshare, coulter, dagger”), borrowed from Latin culter (“knife, razor”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: plowgh-schare

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈplaʊˌʃɛɚ/
  • British English: /ˈplaʊˌʃɛə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ploughshares (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

plowshare share

Questions

How do you pronounce ploughshare?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplaʊˌʃɛɚ/.
What does ploughshare mean?
The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.
Where does ploughshare come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ploughshare

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