Plough (disambiguation)

A plough (or plow) is a tool used in farming for initial cultivation of soil.

Plough or The Plough may also refer to:

Science and technology

• The Plough, or the Big Dipper, an asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major
• Plough (instrument), a type of backstaff, a device used for celestial navigation
• Plough (unit), or carucate, a medieval unit of land area
• Plough, a device on electric trams powered by conduit current collection
• Plow, a term for backslash ( \ ) used in various programming environments

Businesses and institutions

• The Plough, Gorton, a pub in Manchester, UK
• The Plough at Eaves, a pub in Lancashire, UK
• The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington, North Devon, UK
• Plough Inn, a heritage-listed hotel in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Plough Inn (Madison, Wisconsin), a building on the US National Register of Historic Places
• Plough Company, the original holders of the patent on Lygonia, a proprietary province in pre-colonial Maine, US
• Plough magazine and Plough Publishing House, a company operated by the Bruderhof Communities

Other uses

• The Plough (film), a 2023 French-Swiss drama film directed by Philippe Garrel
• Plough pose, or Halasana, an asana in hatha yoga
• "Plough", a song by Speedy Ortiz from Major Arcana

See also

• Ploughshare (disambiguation)
• Rotary snowplow
• Snow plough