plow

plow
{{11}}plow (n.) O.E. plog, ploh "plow, plowland (a measure of land)," possibly from Scandinavian (Cf. O.N. plogr "plow"), from P.Gmc. *plogo- (Cf. O.Fris. ploch, M.L.G. ploch, M.Du. ploech, O.H.G. pfluog). O.C.S. plugu, Lith. plugas "plow" are Germanic loan-words, as is probably L. plovus, plovum "plow," a word said by Pliny to be of Rhaetian origin. Replaced O.E. sulh, cognate with L. sulcus "furrow." As a name for the star pattern also known as the Big Dipper or CHARLES'S WAIN (Cf. Charles's Wain), it is attested by early 15c., perhaps early 14c. The three "handle" stars (in the Dipper configuration) generally are the team of oxen pulling the plow, though sometimes they are the handle.
{{12}}plow (v.) late 14c., from PLOW (Cf. plow) (n.). Related: Plowed; plowing.

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