The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Plowshare \Plow"share`\, Ploughshare \Plough"share"\, n. The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow. [1913 Webster] Plowshare bone (Anat.), the pygostyle. [1913 Webster] PlowtailWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ploughshare n 1: a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil [syn: plowshare, ploughshare, share]