Ice plow, a plow used for cutting ice on rivers, ponds, etc., into
cakes suitable for storing. [U. S.] -- Mackerel plow. See under
Mackerel. - - Plow alms, a penny formerly paid by every plowland to the
church. Cowell. -- Plow beam, that part of the frame of a plow to which
the draught is applied. See Beam, n., 9. -- Plow Monday, the Monday
after Twelth Day, or the end of Christmas holidays. -- Plow staff. (a)
A kind of long-handled spade or paddle for cleaning the plowshare; a
paddle staff. (b) A plow handle. -- Snow plow, a structure, usually
-shaped, for removing snow from sidewalks, railroads, etc., -- drawn or
driven by a horse or a locomotive.
{ Plow, Plough, } v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plowed (ploud) or Ploughed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Plowing or Ploughing.] 1. To turn up, break up, or trench,
with a plow; to till with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground;
to plow a field.
2. To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in; to run through,
as in sailing.
Let patient Octavia plow thy visage up With her prepared nails.
Shak.
With speed we plow the watery way.
Pope.
3. (Bookbinding) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or
paper, with a plow. See Plow, n., 5.
4. (Joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board;
especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or
tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
To plow in, to cover by plowing; as, to plow in wheat. -- To plow up,
to turn out of the ground by plowing.
{ Plow, Plough } (plou), v. i. To labor with, or as with, a plow; to
till or turn up the soil with a plow; to prepare the soil or bed for
anything. Shak.
Doth the plowman plow all day to sow ?
Isa. xxviii. 24.
{ Plow"a*ble, Plough"a*ble } (?), a. Capable of being plowed; arable.
{ Plow"bote`, Plough"bote` } (?), n. (Eng. Law) Wood or timber allowed
to a tenant for the repair of instruments of husbandry. See Bote.
{ Plow"boy`, Plough"boy` }, n. A boy that drives or guides a team in
plowing; a young rustic.
{ Plow"er, Plough"er } (?), n. One who plows; a plowman; a cultivator.
{ Plow"foot`, Plough"foot` } (?), n. An adjustable staff formerly
attached to the plow beam to determine the depth of the furrow. Piers
Plowman.
{ Plow"gang`, Plough"gang` } (?), n. Same as Plowgate.
{ Plow"gate`, Plough"gate` } (?), n. The Scotch equivalent of the
English word plowland.
Not having one plowgate of land.
Sir W. Scott.
{ Plow"head`, Plough"head` } (?), n. The clevis or draught iron of a
plow.
{ Plow"land`, Ploug"land` } (?), n. 1. Land that is plowed, or suitable
for tillage.
2. (O. Eng. Law) the quantity of land allotted for the work of one
plow; a hide.
{ Plow"man, Plough"man } (?), n.; pl. -men (&?;). 1. One who plows, or
who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman. Chaucer. Macaulay.