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Definition of Plough on
1. Verb. Continue moving forward.
Generic synonyms: Advance, Go On, March On, Move On, Pass On, Progress
Definition of Plough on
1. Verb. To continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boring ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plough On
Literary usage of Plough on
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"By carrying the plough on three wheels, one on the land and two bevelled ones in
the angle of the furrow, Mr Pirie dispenses with both soles and side plates ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"Dy carrying the plough on three wheels, one on the land and two bevelled ones in
the angle of the furrow, Mr Pirie dispenses with both soles and side plates ..."
3. The Cyclopædia;: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.by Abraham Rees by Abraham Rees (1819)
"SJ.fer twenty rods, the digger returning the furrow to its place. He alfo ufes
this plough on fallow ; but it does not ..."
4. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1863)
"That a plough on wheels can be made to do better work we have no doubt.
Several patents have been ... A plough on -wheels that can be drawn by two or three ..."
5. General View of the Agriculture of the County of Kent: With Observations on by John Boys (1805)
"... thus : " For plough- " ing steep surfaces whose subsoils are absorbent, a
plough " on this principle is obviously and admirably adapted ; " and on lands ..."
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