Definition

1. Noun:
   • Plowshare, coulter: A sharp, typically metal blade or component of a plow that cuts vertically into the soil ahead of the plowshare to loosen it and prepare a furrow for planting.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Dao cày bị cùn sau nhiều năm sử dụng. (The plowshare became dull after many years of use.)
  • Người nông dân thay một lưỡi dao cày mới. (The farmer replaced the plow with a new coulter blade.)

Advanced Usage

• "lưỡi dao cày": This is a common compound specifying the blade itself, emphasizing the cutting part.
  • Lưỡi dao cày sắc bén giúp việc cày ruộng dễ dàng hơn. (A sharp plowshare blade makes plowing the field easier.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cái cày (n): The plow (the entire agricultural implement).
• Lưỡi cày (n): Plowshare (often used interchangeably with "dao cày" but can refer specifically to the horizontal soil-turning part).
• Coulter (n): The English technical term for "dao cày".

Synonyms

• Lưỡi cày: Plowshare.
• Lưỡi cắt của cái cày: The cutting blade of the plow.

Related Phrases

• Thay dao cày: To replace the plowshare/coulter.
• Mài dao cày: To sharpen the plowshare.

1. Coulter