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Definition of plowshare noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

plowshare

noun
 
/ˈplaʊʃeə(r)/
 
/ˈplaʊʃer/
(North American English)
(British English ploughshare)
(North American English also share)
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  1. the broad curved blade (= metal cutting edge) of a plow
Idioms
turn swords into plowshares
  1. (literary) to stop fighting and return to peaceful activitiesTopics War and conflictc2
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