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mouldboard

(ˈməʊldˌbɔːd) or

moldboard

n
(Agriculture) the curved blade of a plough, which turns over the furrow
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Noun1.mouldboard - wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrowmouldboard - wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow
moldboard
moldboard plow, mouldboard plough - plow that has a moldboard
wedge - something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
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