A primitive plow or digging tool pushed by pressing with the chest or body weight, used in agriculture before machines.
Compound: 'breast' + 'plough' (British spelling of plow). Agricultural tool where the worker's body provided the pushing force against soil resistance.
A breastplough required the farmer to push their full body weight against the soil—it was exhausting, but before metal plows and horses, it was one of humanity's smartest ways to break ground and prepare fields for planting.
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