单词 | scots plough |
释义 | > as lemmasScots plough Scots plough n. now historical a type of swing plough, made chiefly (sometimes wholly) from wood, and drawn by a team of up to eight horses or oxen (also more fully old Scots plough); (also) a lighter type of swing plough which can be drawn by two horses, esp. one made entirely from cast iron; cf. Scotch plough n. at Scotch adj. and n.3 Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. ii. v. 178 This position of the sheath makes the Scots plough improper for hoeing, as the earth that falls to the left, buries the young plants in the rows. 1808 J. Walker Econ. Hist. Hebrides & Highlands Scotl. I. iii. 124 For all the land already in tillage, the light Scots plough for two horses, as improved in many places, is the proper instrument. 1815 Edinb. Rev. Nov. 90 James Small, an ingenious mechanic... To his skilful alterations on the old Scots plough we are indebted for the present well-constructed implement drawn by two horses. 1957 E. E. Evans in T. W. Moody & J. C. Beckett Ulster since 1800 2nd Ser. vi. 62 The Scots plough—the iron swing-plough patented by James Small. 1979 I. D. Whyte Agric. & Society in 17th-cent. Scotl. iii. 71 The use of the heavy plough, known in later times as the Old Scots Plough. 2003 J. Repcheck Man who found Time vi. 110 The Scots plough..was large, heavy, and made completely of wood. It required a team of at least six horses or oxen, and three men to handle. < as lemmas |
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