ploughboy

• Sustantivo que designa a un niño o muchacho que conduce o guía a los animales que tiran de un arado; ocupación hoy en gran parte obsoleta debido a los métodos agrícolas modernos.

A noun referring to a boy who leads or guides the animals that pull a plow, an occupation now largely obsolete due to modern farming methods.

1. Farm workerC1formalbritish

   A boy who guides the animals pulling a plow in a field.

   Muchacho que guía los animales de arado

   • The ploughboy whistled to the horses as they walked the furrow.
   • In old paintings, a ploughboy is often shown walking beside the oxen.
   • The farmer's son worked as a ploughboy from a young age.

   Sinónimosplowboy