[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paddle \pad"dle\, n. see paddle, v. i.
   1. an implement with a broad blade, which is used without a
      fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.
      1913 webster

   2. the broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made;
      hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a
      paddle, such as that used in table tennis.
      1913 webster

            thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. --deut.
                                                  xxiii. 13.
      1913 webster

   3. one of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference
      of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.
      1913 webster

   4. a small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off
      water; -- also called clough.
      1913 webster

   5. zool. a paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.
      1913 webster

   6. a paddle-shaped implement for stirring or mixing.
      1913 webster

   7. in this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.
      see paddle staff b, below. prov. eng.
      1913 webster

   paddle beam shipbuilding, one of two large timbers
      supporting the spring beam and paddle box of a steam
      vessel.

   paddle board. see paddle, n., 3.

   paddle shaft, the revolving shaft which carries the paddle
      wheel of a steam vessel.

   paddle staff.
      a a staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole
          catchers. prov. eng.
      b a long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; --
          called also plow staff. prov. eng.

   paddle steamer, a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels,
      in distinction from a screw propeller.

   paddle wheel, the propelling wheel of a steam vessel,
      having paddles or floats on its circumference, and
      revolving in a vertical plane parallel to the vessel's
      length.
      1913 webster paddlebox
see also:
paddle clough paddle staff paddle beam paddle board paddle shaft 
plow staff paddle steamer paddle wheel 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

plow \plow\, plough \plough\ plou, n. oe. plouh, plou, as.
   pl=oh; akin to d. ploeg, g. pflug, ohg. pfluog, pfluoh,
   icel. pl=ogr, sw. plog, dan. ploug, plov, russ. plug',
   lith. plugas.
   1. a well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or
      other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for
      bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil
      for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining
      plow.
      1913 webster

            where fern succeeds ungrateful to the plow.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. fig.: agriculture; husbandry. --johnson.
      1913 webster

   3. a carucate of land; a plowland. obs. eng.
      1913 webster

            johan, mine eldest son, shall have plowes five.
                                                  --tale of
                                                  gamelyn.
      1913 webster

   4. a joiner's plane for making grooves; a grooving plane.
      1913 webster

   5. bookbinding an implement for trimming or shaving off the
      edges of books.
      1913 webster

   6. astron. same as charles's wain.
      1913 webster

   ice plow, a plow used for cutting ice on rivers, ponds,
      etc., into cakes suitable for storing. u. s.

   mackerel plow. see under mackerel.

   plow alms, a penny formerly paid by every plowland to the
      church. --cowell.

   plow beam, that part of the frame of a plow to which the
      draught is applied. see beam, n., 9.

   plow monday, the monday after twelth day, or the end of
      christmas holidays.

   plow staff.
      a a kind of long-handled spade or paddle for cleaning
          the plowshare; a paddle staff.
      b a plow handle.

   snow plow, a structure, usually lambda-shaped, for
      removing snow from sidewalks, railroads, etc., -- drawn or
      driven by a horse or a locomotive.
      1913 webster plow
see also:
charles's wain ice plow mackerel plow mackerel plow alms plow beam 
beam plow monday plow staff snow plow 

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