ploughshare

noun

/ˈplaʊʃeə(r)/

/ˈplaʊʃer/

(British English)

(North American English plowshare)

(North American English also share)

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the broad curved blade (= metal cutting edge) of a plough犁铧；铧
Word Originlate Middle English: from plough + Old English scær, scear ‘ploughshare’ (related to shear).

Idioms

turn swords into ploughshares

(literary) to stop fighting and return to peaceful activities铸剑为犁；化干戈为玉帛；偃武修文Topics War and conflictc2

BNC: 38612 COCA: 0

ploughshare

Crop farming: arable, broadacre, cash crop...