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ard

Pronunciation: /ɑɹd/

The English word “ard” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.

adjective

  1. Okay; average; nothing special.

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian ard (“plough”), from Old Norse arðr, from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom (“plough”), whence also Latin aratrum.

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