Definition of Ploughman

1. Noun. A man who plows.

Exact synonyms: Plower, Plowman
Generic synonyms: Farm Worker, Farmhand, Field Hand, Fieldhand
Derivative terms: Plow

Definition of Ploughman

1. Noun. (British) (alternative spelling of plowman) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Ploughman

1. 1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman. 2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer. Plowman's spikenard, a European composite weed (Conyza squarrosa), having fragrant roots. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ploughman

ploughest
plougheth
ploughgate
ploughgirl
ploughgirls
ploughhorse
ploughhorses
ploughing
ploughing back
ploughing into
ploughing on
ploughing through
ploughings
ploughland
ploughlike
ploughman (current term)
ploughman's
ploughman's lunch
ploughman's lunches
ploughmen
ploughs
ploughs back
ploughs into
ploughs on
ploughs through
ploughshare
ploughshares
ploughtail
ploughtails
ploughwise

Literary usage of Ploughman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"Tune—" Up wi' the ploughman." THE ploughman he's a bonnie lad, His mind is ever true, ... Then up wi' my ploughman lad, And hey my merry ploughman! ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1856)
"THE VISION OF PIERS ploughman. The Vision and Creed of Piers ploughman. Edited, from a contemporary Manuscript, with a Historical Introduction, Notes, ..."

3. Poems, Songs, and Letters: Being the Complete Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, Alexander Smith (1868)
"THE ploughman. TL-NE—' Up m? the ploughman.' THE ploughman he's a bonie lad, His mind is ever true, jo, His garters knit below his knee, His bonnet it is ..."

4. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"Tune—" Up wi' the ploughman." THE ploughman he's a bonnie lad, His mind is ever true, ... Then up wi' my ploughman lad, And hey my merry ploughman! ..."

5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1856)
"THE VISION OF PIERS ploughman. The Vision and Creed of Piers ploughman. Edited, from a contemporary Manuscript, with a Historical Introduction, Notes, ..."

6. Poems, Songs, and Letters: Being the Complete Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, Alexander Smith (1868)
"THE ploughman. TL-NE—' Up m? the ploughman.' THE ploughman he's a bonie lad, His mind is ever true, jo, His garters knit below his knee, His bonnet it is ..."

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