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Ploughboy vs Plowman - What's the difference?

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Ploughboy is a related term of plowman.


As nouns the difference between ploughboy and plowman

is that ploughboy is (dated) a boy who directed the animals that pulled a plough while plowman is a male plower, who plows land with a plough.

ploughboy

English

Alternative forms

* plowboy (US)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (dated) A boy who directed the animals that pulled a plough

    • plowman

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ploughman (British)

    Noun

    (plowmen)
  • A male plower, who plows land with a plough.
    • ''A cereal breeder's farmhands must be good plowmen .

    Related terms

    * plowboy, ploughboy * plower, plougher * plowgirl, ploughgirl * plowshare, ploughshare * plowwoman, ploughwoman