| 单词 | scotch plough |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScotch plough Scotch plough n. now historical a type of swing plough; = Scots plough n. at Scots adj. and n. Compounds 3. ΚΠ ?1768–9 Encycl. Brit. (1771) I. 52/2 This work must be performed by a strong Scotch plough. 1814 App. Gen. Rep. Agric. State & Polit. Circumstances Scotl. v. 354 The superiority of Small's plough in a great measure consists in this, that its different parts are made neater and lighter than in the old Scotch plough. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 353/1 The farmers all plough with two horses, and use Scotch ploughs or other light ploughs of similar construction. 1989 M. J. H. Robson Ingenious Mechanic of Scotl. 4 The ‘old Scotch plough’ made mostly of wood, is supposed to have changed little over many centuries. It was a swing plough, well suited to rig and furrow. 1994 C. A. Wilson New Lease on Life vi. 160 The Scotch plough enabled six men and two horses to sow an acre of potatoes—a job that had formerly required thirty spadesmen. 2007 R. D. Thomas Outram in India i. 4 A small two-horse plough without wheels known as the Scotch plough. < as lemmas |
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