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Definition of Plowman
1. Noun. A man who plows.
Generic synonyms: Farm Worker, Farmhand, Field Hand, Fieldhand
Derivative terms: Plow
Definition of Plowman
1. n. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman.
Definition of Plowman
1. Noun. A male plower, who plows land with a plough. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plowman
1. a man who plows [n PLOWMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plowman
Literary usage of Plowman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Virtuous Pagan in Middle English Literature by Cindy L. Vitto (1989)
"While I do not pretend to possess the key to Piers plowman, some of its ...
1 Charles Muscatine discusses the difficulty of placing Piers plowman in any ..."
2. American Agriculturist (1843)
"J. Howell, Chili; William Pace, plowman; Caledonia plow. The following we understand
to be the names of the successful competitors at the plowing match. ..."
3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1920)
"One, was semblable* to the Samaritan • and some-deal to Piers plowman, Barefoot
on an ass-back • bootless came pricking, Without spurs or spear • and ..."
4. The English Poets by Thomas Humphry Ward, Matthew Arnold (1901)
"FROM 'THE VISION OF PIERS THE plowman.' PASSUS XXI. ... in the plate-armour of
Piers plowman. " rider. " blow. " harm. ..."
5. The Journal of English and Germanic Philology by Ill.) University of Illinois (Urbana (1918)
"He did not differentiate the A-, B- and > "The Vision of Pierce plowman; ...
"The Vision and the Creed of Piers plowman." Thomas Wright, London, 1842. Vol. ..."
6. The Promptorium parvulorum: The first English-Latin dictionary by Galfridus, Anthony Lawson Mayhew (1908)
"... in wose and in donge,' P. plowman, C, xiii. 239. [OE. lease, ooze, mud, dirt,
water meadow, ... whanne loue and pees beon maistres,' P. plowman, C, xxi. ..."
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