MOLDBOARD


Meaning of MOLDBOARD in English

/mohld"bawrd', -bohrd'/ , n.

1. the curved metal plate in a plow that turns over the earth from the furrow.

2. a large blade mounted on the front of a bulldozer to push loose earth.

3. a board forming one side or surface of a mold for concrete.

[ 1300-50; r. earlier moldbred, ME mold bred. See MOLD 3 (defs. 1 and 2), MOLD 1 (def. 3), BOARD ]

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