A person who controls and guides the direction of a plough; esp. a person who drives the animal or animals drawing a plough as distinct from the…
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释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > ploughman or woman > controller of draught animals (6) driverc1390 A person who controls and guides the direction of a plough; esp. a person who drives the animal or animals drawing a plough as distinct from the… plough driver?c1475 The driver of a plough; esp. one who drives the animal or animals drawing a plough. gadsman?a1500 A person employed to drive a team of oxen or other draught animals; = goadsman n. at goad, n.1 compounds 2. Cf. gad, n.1 2a. ploughboy1544 A boy who leads the animal or animals drawing a plough, a boy who drives a plough; (hence more generally) a boy from a rural labouring class, a… goadster1837 A person employed to drive a team of draught animals; = goadsman n. at goad, n.1 compounds 2. forelooper1863 A boy who walks with the foremost pair of a team of oxen, in order to guide them. |
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