Plough

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

The brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. They are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.

proper noun

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The brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. They are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.
Later on, as I walked home / The Plough was showing, and Orion

proper noun

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A surname.

Etymology

From plough, a metonymic occupational surname for a plowwright or plowman.

Forms

plural: Ploughs

plot · The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which…plotting · The act of scheming or making plots; machination.plough · A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open…

Plough · The brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. They are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.

ploy · A tactic, strategy, or scheme.pluck · To pull something sharply; to pull something out plucked · Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.

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