Plough. A waggon and horses, or cart and horses together, make a plough (D.). See Kennett's Paroch. Antiq.—N.W.
'The team of oxen that drew the plough came to be called the plough, and in some parts of South Wilts they still call even a waggon and horses a plough. This is needful for you to know, in case your man should some day tell you that the plough is gone for coal.'—Wilts. Arch. Mag. vol. xvii. p. 303.
'1690. Paid William Winckworth for Worke downe with his Plough to the causway.'—Records of Chippenham, p. 237.
'1709. Paid for 41 days worke with a ploughe carrying stones to the Causey.'—Ibid. p. 239.
(2) For the various parts of the old wooden plough see as follows:—
'I should like to hear a Wiltshire boy who had been three years at plough or sheep fold, cross-examine one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, and ask him, in the article of a plough, to be so good as to explain the difference between the vore-shoot and back-shoot, the ground rest, the bread board, the drail, the wing and point, and the whippence.'—Wilts Arch. Mag. vol. xvii. p. 303.
*Ploughman. A waggoner or carter.—N.W., obsolete.
'1690. Paid for beere for the plowmen and pitchers.'—Records of Chippenham, p. 237.
*Ploughman's-weatherglass. Anagallis arvensis, L., Scarlet Pimpernel.—S.W. (Barford.)
Plurals. (1) The old termination in en is still much used, as Housen, Hipsen, &c. See En (1). (2) Plurals in es are very commonly used, as beastes, ghostes, nestes, postes, gutses. Very often a reduplication takes place, as beastises, ghostises, &c.—N. & S.W. (3) Plurals are used sometimes instead of singulars. Examples:—'Nows and thens,' 'You'll find un a little ways furder on,' &c.