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the ploughing
noun
A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
Exact(42)
The ploughing under of the vineyards.
The shrinkage of the sea ice is no less a result of human hands than the ploughing of the prairies.
Mr Atkins said: "The ploughing of the same field has unearthed a small number of other gold and silver finds.
The continued presence of trawlers in archaeologically rich waters has been compared to the ploughing of ancient battle sites by farmers.
He tells me about the other trainers – from Australia and Spain – and how "the Spanish boys" helped with the ploughing scenes.
The ploughing through of a lifetime of mementos, deciding which had to stay and which could go – it's all so touching, so heartbreaking.
Similar(18)
That the parade of hours is busier than the ploughing-through of miles.
Get the plough.
But the Plough was expansively designed.
To the spear, the plough, the tank, the tractor.
"The plough is coming to the end of the furrow".
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