gangplough

English

Alternative forms

  • gang plough, gang-plough
  • gangplow, gang plow, gang-plow (US)

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).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: găngʹplou', IPA(key): /ˈɡæŋˌplaʊ/
  • Hyphenation: gang‧plough

Noun

gangplough (plural gangploughs) (British spelling)

  1. A plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously
  2. A combination of several ploughs with blades in one frame, operated as a machine

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