mouldboard: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples

No, it is an extremely rare, specialised technical term used almost exclusively in agriculture, farming history, and certain engineering fields. Most people will never encounter it.

The share is the sharp, horizontal cutting edge at the front of the plough body that slices under the soil. The mouldboard is the curved plate directly behind the share that receives this cut slice of earth and turns it over.

No. The standard British English spelling is 'mouldboard' (with a 'u'), following the pattern of 'mould' vs. the American English 'mold' and 'moldboard'.

Its use in language has declined alongside the use of the mouldboard plough itself. Modern 'no-till' or 'conservation tillage' practices often seek to avoid the deep soil inversion that the mouldboard performs, making the term more relevant to historical or specific conventional farming contexts.

The curved metal or wooden plate on a plough which turns the soil over after it has been cut by the share.

Mouldboard is usually highly specialised / technical. used almost exclusively in agricultural, historical, or engineering contexts. in register.

Mouldboard: in British English it is pronounced /ˈməʊldbɔːd/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˈmoʊldbɔːrd/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.