plowshare

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English plowgh-schare, plowh schare, equivalent to plow +‎ 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”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === plowshare (plural plowshares) (American spelling) Alternative spelling of ploughshare. ==== Translations ====