gangplough
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gangplough (plural gangploughs) (British spelling)
- A plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously
- A combination of several ploughs with blades in one frame, operated as a machine
Further reading
[edit]- “gang plough”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.