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plowboy

[ plou-boi ]

noun

  1. a boy who leads or guides a team drawing a plow.
  2. a country boy.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of plowboy1

First recorded in 1560–70; plow + boy
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William Tyndale who translated the Bible into English said that he wanted anyone - even a 'lowly plowboy' - to read the scriptures.

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I stared about, openmouthed, like the greenest plowboy.

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When I was not in school, I was a plowboy, a wagon guide, a shepherd.

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A glorious example of this is in the person of a man who rose from the humble position of plowboy, to that of Chief Executive of the Nation.

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The schools founded by Ruskin are worth study, where the plowboys learned to make beautiful pottery, and the farmers' daughters, embroidery.

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