noun
ard
ahd
noun
1
A simple early plough made from a spike dragged through soil to break it up.
"Archaeologists found the remains of a wooden ard used by Iron Age farmers."
How to Use Ard
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA basic wooden or stone plough used before more advanced ploughs were developed.
Word Forms
ards plural
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Etymology
From Old Norse arðr, "plough," tracing back to a Proto-Indo-European root also behind the Latin word for plough, aratrum.