To put one's hand to a plough is a proverbial expression to signify undertaking any business. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes New Testament Notes] Reference
The plough was a primitive implement, not unlike some of those still in use in parts of Spain. From Wordnik.com. [The Naturalist in Nicaragua] Reference
The plough is a little better than that of Egypt of three thousand years ago, and the sickle is inferior. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.] Reference
Ye lords, I say, that live like loiterers, look well to your office; the plough is your office and charge. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons on the Card] Reference
A plough is a costly machine, and an iron-shod coulter on new and untried ground might well be vulnerable. From Wordnik.com. [The Potter's Field]
What looked like a ridge thrown up by a plough was the enemy's line; and in the quiet village French cannon watched. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort] Reference
Margery wondered what in the world he meant; it was green grass, of course, but what had that to do with the kind of plough?. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
London's Times reports that Obama's secretary of state has set off what the Brits call a diplomatic row (rhymes with "plough"). From Wordnik.com. [Sorry, Charlie] Reference
Margery wondered what in the world he meant; it had not been cultivated, of course, but what had that do with the kind of plough?. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling] Reference
The plough is obliterating them very rapidly. From Wordnik.com. [Janey Canuck in the West] Reference
The warriors of Britain plough'd Africa's wave. From Wordnik.com. [Poor Joe] Reference
Deadly effects of the "plough" as used by binders. From Wordnik.com. [The Enemies of Books] Reference
The question, I fancy, would "plough" many a Foreign Office. From Wordnik.com. [High Albania] Reference
Peter is the possessor of the only plough which is to be had in France. From Wordnik.com. [Essays on Political Economy] Reference
Phil wouldn't be looking back from the "plough" to which she had consecrated herself. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Ware's Promised Land] Reference
There are ponderous archways down there, also, over which the destroying "plough" of prophecy passed harmless. From Wordnik.com. [The Innocents Abroad] Reference
In front it turned up with a circular sweep, so as not to "plough" the snow; and at the top of this curved part the traces were adjusted. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North] Reference
The summer will probably tell, as we certainly need a back up striker who can 'plough' a lone furrow when Rooney is rested/injured etc. From Wordnik.com. [Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed] Reference
He brought his axe and his saw, and he made a plough. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
They plough almost entirely with oxen up in this country. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba] Reference
The plough, under the hand of science, is become a new instrument. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
When about eleven years old, I was strong enough to hold a plough. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
But he had put his hand to the plough, and he refused to turn back. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Because if you go out to plough a field you only have one go at that. From Wordnik.com. [A working life: The theatre director] Reference
"I brought a two-horse plough because it's green land," the man said. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
At the present moment we have got one of the plough animals, which is rideable. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba] Reference
Six days shalt thou work, the seventh day thou shalt cease to plough and to reap. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
Sometimes the plough struck a hidden stone, and then the man was jerked almost off his feet. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
At the boundaries of the brown and stubble fields was an overturned plough or an abandoned harrow. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The land is bothered, not by the rough wind shoving through trees or rainy skies, but by the plough. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: Wenlock Edge] Reference
Maybe one day some brave UK TV exec will plough gazillions of pounds into an epic drama that goes on for years. From Wordnik.com. [Can British TV produce drama as good as Mad Men?] Reference
This time, their hostel is on top of a steep hill which they plough up, their backs aching and damp with sweat. From Wordnik.com. [Night and Day, Day and Night] Reference
Early the next morning, a man came driving into the yard, with two strong white horses; in his wagon was a plough. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
So the boy donned a pair of "blue jean" trousers, and was taken into a field, where a one-horse plough was standing. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of a Boy Reporter] Reference
Archie knew how to hitch a horse, so he went to the stable and secured his steed, and then harnessed him to the plough. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of a Boy Reporter] Reference
Of course the horse went wrong, and the plough refused to stay in the earth, and altogether the attempt was a miserable failure. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of a Boy Reporter] Reference
Middlesbrough is not alone in seeking to plough ahead and assemble land for a time when there may be more interest from builders. From Wordnik.com. [Housing schemes grind to a halt as funds dry up] Reference
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