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mouldboard

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A follow board.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: founding

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moldboard

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wedge

History

Etymology

From mould + board.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: keerblad — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Albanian: vesh — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Basque: belarria — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Breton: skouarn — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Breton: ulid — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Catalan: orelló — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Czech: odhrnovací deska — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Dutch: rister — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Dutch: keerbord — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Dutch: strijkbord — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Finnish: siipi — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • French: versoir — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Galician: gueifa — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Galician: abeaca — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Galician: orella — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • German: Streichbrett — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • German: Streichbrech — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • German: Riester — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • German: Wendebrett — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Irish: clár céachta — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Irish: clár sceithe — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Italian: versoio — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Low German: Striekbrett — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Luxembourgish: Réischter — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Middle English: moldebred — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Norwegian: veltefjøl — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Polish: odkładnica — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Portuguese: aiveca — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Romansh: ala — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Scottish Gaelic: bòrd-ùireach — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Scottish Gaelic: bòrd a' chrainn — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Scottish Gaelic: bòrd-ùiridh — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Serbo-Croatian: odgrnjača ili daska — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Spanish: vertedera — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Swedish: vändskiva — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Vietnamese: diệp — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow
  • Welsh: chwelydr — curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow