Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The cutting blade of a plow; a share.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the ground at the bottom of the furrow, and raises the slice to the mold-board, which turns it over; the sock of a plow. See first cut under
plow . - noun In anatomy, the vomer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow.
- noun (Anat.) the pygostyle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The cutting
edge of aplow , typically a metalblade .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Volna, that formidable Cold War sword, had proved a less than reliable plowshare, making for a failure that was bitterly beside the point: the chemically propelled brute-force rocket was the trouble, not the beautiful Icarian blades that never got a chance to be tested.
Across the Universe 2009
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Atatürk achieved the ideal of turning his sword into a plowshare and said as much in a political speech in 1923: No matter how brilliant military victories or diplomatic achievements may have been, if they are not reinforced by economic achievements they cannot be expected to last long.
Boardroom Conquerors Philip Delves Broughton 2012
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I regret the transformation of civil religion into a divider, the plowshare melted back down into swords in the furnace of the culture wars.
David Van Biema: Bad News Psalms David Van Biema 2012
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The Volna, that formidable Cold War sword, had proved a less than reliable plowshare, making for a failure that was bitterly beside the point: the chemically propelled brute-force rocket was the trouble, not the beautiful Icarian blades that never got a chance to be tested.
Across the Universe 2009
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They will beat their swords into plowshare s and their spears into pruning hooks.
Jim Wallis: Praying for Peace and Looking for Jesus at #OccupyWallStreet Jim Wallis 2011
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I regret the transformation of civil religion into a divider, the plowshare melted back down into swords in the furnace of the culture wars.
David Van Biema: Bad News Psalms David Van Biema 2012
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They will beat their swords into plowshare s and their spears into pruning hooks.
Jim Wallis: Praying for Peace and Looking for Jesus at #OccupyWallStreet Jim Wallis 2011
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The Volna, that formidable Cold War sword, had proved a less than reliable plowshare, making for a failure that was bitterly beside the point: the chemically propelled brute-force rocket was the trouble, not the beautiful Icarian blades that never got a chance to be tested.
Across the Universe 2009
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I regret the transformation of civil religion into a divider, the plowshare melted back down into swords in the furnace of the culture wars.
David Van Biema: Bad News Psalms David Van Biema 2012
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I regret the transformation of civil religion into a divider, the plowshare melted back down into swords in the furnace of the culture wars.
David Van Biema: Bad News Psalms David Van Biema 2012
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