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plough-jogger
ˈplough-ˌjogger, plow- One who jogs or pushes a plough; a ploughman. (humorous or contemptuous.)1605 R. Armin Foole upon F. (1880) 23 A Country Plow Jogger..secretly stole a peece of Shoomakers waxe,..and coming behind him, clapt him on the head. 1658 Cleveland Rustic Rampant Wks. (1687) 429 A medle...
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plough
▪ I. plough, plow, n.1 (plaʊ) Forms: see below. [Late OE. plóh (plóᵹ), = ON. plógr (in R{iacu}gsmál 10–11th c.); so Sw. plog, Da. ploug, plov; in OFris. plōch (EFris. plōg, NFris. pluwge), MLG. plōch, plūch, MDu. ploech (Du. ploeg), OHG. pfluog (MHG. pfluoc, Ger. pflug):—Teut. type *plôgo- or *plôho...
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Shays' Rebellion
A farmer identified as "Plough Jogger" summarized the situation at a meeting convened by aggrieved commoners:
I have been greatly abused, have been obliged
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