On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Ploughman. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as plowman or farmhand and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Ploughman meaning
Alternative spelling of plowman.
Using Ploughman
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of plowman.
- Useful related words include: plowman, plower, farmhand, fieldhand.
- In the example corpus, ploughman often appears in combinations such as: the ploughman.
Context around Ploughman
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ploughman
- In this selection, "ploughman" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grange, gene, holding, ian and sat stand out and add context to how "ploughman" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bootes the ploughman holding a and depicts a ploughman with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ploughman" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ploughman
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Grange ploughman Ian McDonald was crowned cream of the crop at the Grampian Supermatch. (14 words)
To them, Betelgeuse was Orach "the ploughman", alongside the rest of Orion which depicted a plough with oxen. (18 words)
Meanwhile, the ploughman’s offered a filling platter of pate, pork pie, cheese, scotch egg, ham, pickles and sourdough. (19 words)
Astronomical chart showing Bootes the Ploughman holding a spear, a sickle, and two dogs, Asterion and Chara, on a leash, also showing a quadrant, and the hair of Berenice forming the constellations. (32 words)
On these, wheels kept the plough at an adjustable level above the ground, while the ploughman sat on a seat; whereas, with earlier plows the plowman would have had to walk. (31 words)
Vosper told Land & Sea in 1987 that part of the great experience was due to his guide, Gene Ploughman of Island Pond Lodge and the others at the lodge. (29 words)
Example sentences (10)
The ploughman's in front of us did look tasty, if not a bit on the small side, but I was looking forward to tucking in.
Meanwhile, the ploughman’s offered a filling platter of pate, pork pie, cheese, scotch egg, ham, pickles and sourdough.
Astronomical chart showing Bootes the Ploughman holding a spear, a sickle, and two dogs, Asterion and Chara, on a leash, also showing a quadrant, and the hair of Berenice forming the constellations.
Grange ploughman Ian McDonald was crowned cream of the crop at the Grampian Supermatch.
Vosper told Land & Sea in 1987 that part of the great experience was due to his guide, Gene Ploughman of Island Pond Lodge and the others at the lodge.
Designed by sculptor Nina Terno, the symbolic reverse side of the coin depicts a ploughman with a pair of horses pulling a harrow.
In the case of a single-furrow plough there is only one wheel at the front and handles at the rear for the ploughman to steer and manoeuvre it.
On these, wheels kept the plough at an adjustable level above the ground, while the ploughman sat on a seat; whereas, with earlier plows the plowman would have had to walk.
The ploughman still has to set the draughting linkage from the tractor so that the plough is carried at the proper angle in the soil.
To them, Betelgeuse was Orach "the ploughman", alongside the rest of Orion which depicted a plough with oxen.
Common combinations with ploughman
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: