bull tongue
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bull tongue
n.
A large, detachable plowshare with a single blade, used chiefly for breaking or clearing heavy soil.
[From its resemblance to a bull's tongue.]
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bull tongue
n
1. (Agriculture) a heavy plough used in growing cotton, having an almost vertical mouldboard
2. (Agriculture) a plough or cultivator with a single shovel
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bull′ tongue`
n.
a plow having a vertical moldboard.
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Bull tongue
A cultivator plow point shaped somewhat like a tongue.
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| Noun | 1. | bull tongue - a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields |
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