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plowshare

[ plou-shair ]

noun

  1. the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of plowshare1

First recorded in 1350–1400, plowshare is from the Middle English word plowghschare. See plow, share 2
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"Glucocorticoids reverse the process, switching the 'fight' mode back off and turning swords into plowshares, so to speak. A tiny molecule called itaconate plays an especially important role in this."

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“It sends a message about America. We are willing to turn swords into plowshares,†Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat and a main sponsor, told reporters.

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At our best, we aspire to beat our swords into plowshares and our spears into pruning hooks.

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After Thomas Jefferson asked him to open a foundry in Washington to manufacture weapons, you could say that Foxall transitioned from plowshares into swords.

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The group took its name from the biblical lines of nations one day beating “swords into plowshares.â€

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