ploughshare

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plough·share British English, plowshare American English /ˈplaʊʃeə $ -ʃer/ noun [countable]  1. TAthe broad curved metal blade of a plough, which turns over the soil 犁头，犁铧2. turn/beat swords into ploughshares to stop fighting and start living in peace 铸剑为犁；偃武修文

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ploughshare
plough‧share British English, plowshare American English /ˈplaʊʃeə $ -ʃer/ noun [countable]
1. the broad curved metal blade of a plough, which turns over the soil
2. turn/beat swords into ploughshares to stop fighting and start living in peace

plough·share (NAmE plow·share) BrE /ˈplaʊʃeə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈplaʊʃer/ 🔊 (NAmE also share) nounthe broad curved blade of a plough 犁铧；铧●turn swords into ˈploughshares(literary) to stop fighting and return to peaceful activities 铸剑为犁；化干戈为玉帛；偃武修文