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Agricultural Engineering

A plough, also spelled plow, is a farm tool used to loosen or turn soil ahead of sowing seed or planting. Ploughs were traditionally pulled by oxen or horses, though modern ploughs are drawn by tractors, and the frame, whether wood, iron or steel, carries a blade that cuts and loosens the soil. It has been central to farming for most of recorded history. The earliest ploughs had no wheels, of the kind the Romans called an aratrum, and Celtic peoples were the first to bring wheeled ploughs into use during the Roman era. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Plough (Wikipedia)
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    A plough or plow (US) (both pronounced ) is a farm tool for loosening or turning soil before sowing seed or planting.
  • In Field: Agricultural Engineering, Categories
    Farming tools
  • In Group: Tillage and Harvest Machines, Introduction
    A plough or plow (US) (both pronounced ) is a farm tool for loosening or turning soil before sowing seed or planting.
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