plowboy


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plow·boy

 (plou′boi′)
n.
1. A boy who leads or guides a team of animals in plowing.
2. A country boy.
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plow•boy

(ˈplaʊˌbɔɪ)

n.
1. a boy who leads or guides a team drawing a plow.
2. a country boy.
[1560–70]
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Noun1.plowboy - a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow
ploughboy
boy, male child - a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform"
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