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(historical) A boy who directed the draught animals that pulled a plough; a boy who served as a ploughman's helper..
Use ploughboy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ploughboy means (historical) A boy who directed the draught animals that pulled a plough; a boy who served as a ploughman's helper..
Common synonyms include plowboy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use ploughboy where its definition matches the intended context.
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