moldboard

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Etymology

From mold (“soil”) +‎ board.

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Noun

moldboard (plural moldboards)

  2. A curved piece of metal on a plough, following behind the ploughshare, that flips the soil over.
    Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
    Comeronyms: ploughshare, plowshare, coulter, colter, jointer, chisel
  3. An analogous part of a bulldozer that clears dirt from the blade.
  4. (founding) A follow board.

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