to plough the fields

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• We Plough the Fields and Scatter — We Plough the Fields and Scat|ter a ↑hymn (=a song of praise to God) sung in the UK at ↑Harvest Festivals. It begins: We plough the fields and scatter/The good seed on the land,/But it is fed and watered/By God s almighty hand …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plough — I UK [plaʊ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms plough : present tense I/you/we/they plough he/she/it ploughs present participle ploughing past tense ploughed past participle ploughed * to turn over the soil before putting seeds into… …   English dictionary

• Plough Monday —    The first Monday after *Twelfth Day (6 January) and in rural communities this was traditionally the day on which farmworkers prepared to go back to work after the Christmas break, and to start the all important task of ploughing the fields… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Plough Sunday — is a traditional English celebration of the beginning of the agricultural year that has seen some revival over recent years. Plough Sunday celebrations usually involve bringing a ploughshare into a church with prayers for the blessing of the land …   Wikipedia

• Plough — Plow redirects here. For the Canadian soldier, see Edward Chester Plow. Plowman redirects here. For the surname, see Plowman (surname). Furrow redirects here. For other uses, see Furrow (disambiguation). For other uses, see Plough… …   Wikipedia

• plough — verb 1) the fields were ploughed Syn: till, furrow, harrow, cultivate, work 2) the car ploughed into a wall Syn: crash, smash, career, plunge, bulldoze, hurtle …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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• Over the River and through the Woods — is a Thanksgiving song by Lydia Maria Child. Written originally as a poem, it appeared in her Flowers for Children, Volume 2, in 1844. The title of the poem is, A Boy s Thanksgiving Day . It celebrates her childhood memories of visiting her… …   Wikipedia

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• Agriculture in the United Kingdom — A combine harvester in Scotland Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses around 71% of the country s land area and contributes about 0.6% of its gross value added. The UK produces less than 60% of the food it eats and the industry s share of the… …   Wikipedia