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Plowman
Pronunciation : Plow"man, Plough"man
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : 1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman. Chaucer. Macaulay.
2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer. Plowman's spikenard (Bot.), a European composite weed (Conyza squarrosa), having fragrant roots. Dr. Prior.
pl. -men (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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