Plowshare \Plow"share`\, Ploughshare \Plough"share"\, n. The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow. {Plowshare bone} (Anat.), the pygostyle.
ploughshare n : a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil [syn: {plowshare}, {share}]