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Ard (plough)
The ard is a rudimentary plough that is light, without a mouldboard, symmetrical on either side of its line of draft, and fitted with a symmetrical share that traces a shallow furrow but does not invert the soil (as opposed to a turnplough). In its simplest form it resembles a hoe, consisting of a draft-pole (either composite or a single piece) pierced with a nearly vertical, wooden, and spiked stilt which is dragged through the soil by draft animals. More sophisticated models fit the stilt on one end with a share, made either of stone or iron, and on the other with a cross-bar for handles or two separate stilts for handles (two-handled ard). The share comes in two basic forms: a socket share slipped over the nose of the ard body; and the tang share fitted into a groove where it is held with a clamp on the wooden body. Additionally, a slender protruding chisel (foreshare) can be fitted over the top of the mainshare.
