See Also: Pedrail(dictionary)

ploughshare (oh) and Pedrail (iou)


ploughshare (oh)



the broad curved metal blade of a plough, which turns over the soil
turn/beat swords into ploughshares
to stop fighting and start living in peace

Pedrail (iou)



Pedrail noun. obsolete exc. Hist. E20.
[from Latin ped-, pes foot + RAIL noun2.]
A vehicle that travels by means of wheels with spring-loaded pads or feet attached round the circumference, enabling it to pass over obstacles and rough ground.