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gangplough

/ˈɡæŋˌplaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gang-plough
IPA
/ˈɡæŋˌplaʊ/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.

British usage

noun

A combination of several ploughs with blades in one frame, operated as a machine.

British usage

Etymology

From gang (“a combination of tools or machines coordinated to work together as a set”) + plough (“a farm implement used to break up soil into furrows for sowing”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gangploughs (plural) gang plough (alternative) gang-plough (alternative) gangplow (alternative, US) gang plow (alternative, US) gang-plow (alternative, US)

Homonyms

gangplow

Questions

How do you pronounce gangplough?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæŋˌplaʊ/.
What does gangplough mean?
A plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.
Where does gangplough come from?
From gang (“a combination of tools or machines coordinated to work together as a set”) + plough (“a farm implement used to break up soil into furrows for sowing”).

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