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Wikipedia: The plough (American spelling: plow; both pronounced /ˈplaʊ/) is a tool used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting. It has been a basic instrument for most of recorded history, and represents one of the major advances in agriculture. The primary purpose of ploughing is to turn over the upper layer of the soil, bringing fresh nutrients to the surface, while burying weeds and the remains of previous crops, allowing them to break down.
![[Ploughing with a single]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ploughing_match_from_The_Powerhouse_Museum_Collection_s.jpg "Ploughing with a single")
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![[A reconstructed mould board plough.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mouldboard_plough_s.jpg "A reconstructed mould board plough.")
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![[A Kverneland reversible plough]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vendeplog_s.jpg "A Kverneland reversible plough")
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![[Water buffalo used for ploughing in Si Phan Don, Laos.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Child_and_ox_ploughing_2C_Laos_281_29_s.jpg "Water buffalo used for ploughing in Si Phan Don, Laos.")
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![[Bigham Brother Tomato Tiller]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bigham_Brother_Tomato_Tiller_s.jpg "Bigham Brother Tomato Tiller")
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![[A plough in action in South Africa. Notice the soil being turned over.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Plough_s.jpg "A plough in action in South Africa. Notice the soil being turned over.")
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![[Horse-drawn, two-furrow plough.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/OldPlow2006_05_21_s.jpg "Horse-drawn, two-furrow plough.")
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![[A pair of metal wheels from a plough on a farm near Dordrecht, Eastern Cape.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Pair_of_wheels_with_metal_spokes_and_tyres_near_Dordrecht_2C_Eastern_Cape_s.jpg "A pair of metal wheels from a plough on a farm near Dordrecht, Eastern Cape.")
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from Gregorydavid |
![[Disc ploughs in Australia, circa 1900]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Disc_ploughs_from_The_Powerhouse_Museum_Collection_s.jpg "Disc ploughs in Australia, circa 1900")
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![['A Champion ploughman', from Australia, circa 1900]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/A_champion_ploughman_from_The_Powerhouse_Museum_Collection_s.jpg "'A Champion ploughman', from Australia, circa 1900")
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![[An aboriginese digging stick]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/19th_century_knowledge_primitive_tools_digging_stick_katta_s.jpg "An aboriginese digging stick")
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![[Ploughing engine Heumar, made by the Ottomayer company , used in pairs with a balance plough]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dampfseilpflug_Lokomotive_Ottomeyer_Museumsdorf_Cloppenburg_s.jpg "Ploughing engine Heumar, made by the Ottomayer company , used in pairs with a balance plough")
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