# ploughboy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A boy who directed the draught animals that pulled a plough; a boy who served as a ploughman's helper.

## Etymology
From plough + boy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ploughboy