Ploughs meaning : The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres. A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. The use of a plough; tillage. Alternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major) A joiner's plane for making grooves. A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books. To use a plough on to prepare for planting. To use a plough. To have sex with, penetrate. To move with force. To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in. To run through, as in sailing. To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough. (joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc. (university slang) To fail (a student). Land that has been or is meant to be ploughed