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What does plowshares mean?

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Anonymous

7y ago
Updated: 8/16/2021

A plowshare (or ploughshare outside the US) is the part of a plow (plough) which cuts the soil before turning it over. In expressions like "beating swords into plowshares" the sword is a metaphor for(symbolises) war and the plowshare is a metaphor for peace.

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