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gangplow

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • găngʹplou'
  • /ˈɡæŋˌplaʊ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A plow with multiple plowshares, moldboards, and colters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A combination of several plows with blades in one frame, operated as a machine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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History

Etymology

From gang (“a combination of tools or machines coordinated to work together as a set”) + plow (“a farm implement used to break up soil into furrows for sowing”).