plowshare
Noun

plowshare (plural plowshares)

  1. (American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Isaiah 2:4 ↗:
      And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
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