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Sheila vs Plowshare - What's the difference?

sheila | plowshare |

As nouns the difference between sheila and plowshare

is that sheila is (australia|new zealand|slang) a woman while plowshare is the cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.

sheila

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman.
  • * 2009 , Rosemary Van Den Berg, Clogs and Bare Feet , page 208,
    • He was a real gentleman and although he never asked any personal questions as to why ‘a couple of sheilas ’ was hitch hiking to Perth, he said he was glad of the company.
  • * 2010 , Deke Rivers, The Singer and His Songs , page 22,
    • “You know I counted no less than fifty-five sheilas out on the street today, all screaming when you guys played.”
  • * 2011 , Kate Shayler, Burnished: Burnside Life Stories , page 8,
    • I definitely didn?t think about getting married. I was real scared of sheilas back then.

    Coordinate terms

    * bloke, bruce (Australian)

    Synonyms

    * See

    Antonyms

    * See

    Anagrams

    * Australian slang

    plowshare

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ploughshare

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
    • And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares , and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (Isaiah 2:4, KJV)

    Related terms

    * plough * plow * share

    See also

    * scallop * scar * shear