plowboy

[ plou-boi ]

noun

1. a boy who leads or guides a team drawing a plow.
2. a country boy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plowboy¹

First recorded in 1560–70; plow + boy

Example Sentences

William Tyndale who translated the Bible into English said that he wanted anyone - even a 'lowly plowboy' - to read the scriptures.

From BBC

Fortunately, he manages to keep his peepers; the young plowboy he meets later, the one who makes the grim mistake of staring lustfully at a miller’s wife, is not so lucky.

From Los Angeles Times

I stared about, openmouthed, like the greenest plowboy.

From Literature

Camp at one of the undeveloped sites or at the small Geisingers Campsite or larger Plowboy campground at the south end of Upper Priest.

From Washington Times

Steel Hour before making his theater debut with the 1962 play Who’ll Save the Plowboy?, which won an Obie Award.

From Time