ploughboy C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈplaʊˌbɔɪ/ UK /ˈplaʊbɔɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #199064 Meanings 1 noun historical: a boy employed to guide draught animals pulling a plough or to assist a ploughman The ploughboy led the horses steadily along the edge of the furrow. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · historical: a boy employed... plowboyploughman's assistant Word family Related forms ploughmanfarmhandplough Etymology A compound of plough + boy, naming the young agricultural worker who guided the animals or assisted the adult ploughman. Plowboy is the standard American spelling. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ploughboy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈplaʊˌbɔɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈplaʊbɔɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 199064 ## Meanings 1. historical: a boy employed to guide draught animals pulling a plough or to assist a ploughman ## Examples - The ploughboy led the horses steadily along the edge of the furrow. ## Synonyms - plowboy - ploughman's assistant ## Related Forms - ploughman - farmhand - plough ## Etymology A compound of plough + boy, naming the young agricultural worker who guided the animals or assisted the adult ploughman. Plowboy is the standard American spelling. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown