ploughshare

/ˈplaʊˌʃɛə/

Etymology

From Middle English plowgh-schare, plowh schare, equivalent to plough + share. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Plouchskoar (“ploughshare”), West Frisian ploechskaar (“ploughshare”), Dutch ploegschaar (“ploughshare”), German Low German Ploogschoor (“ploughshare”), German Pflugschar (“ploughshare”), Danish plovskær (“ploughshare”), Norwegian plogskjær (“ploughshare”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English culter (“ploughshare”), from Old English culter (“ploughshare, coulter, dagger”), borrowed from Latin culter (“knife, razor”).

ploughshare means the cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.

noun

The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade.“Holonyms: plough, plow < implement”