鋤すき

noun

spade; shovel

A hand tool for digging, lifting, or moving soil; often used in gardening or farming. The kanji 鋤 is especially associated with this meaning.

• 畑はたけを耕たがやすために鋤すきを使つかった。

  I used a spade to till the field.

noun

plow; plough

A farming implement for turning over soil, typically pulled by an animal or tractor. The kanji 犂 is especially associated with this meaning, though 鋤 is also used. Cross-referenced with 唐鋤 (からすき), a type of plow.

See also: 唐鋤

• 昔むかしは牛うしに犂すきを引ひかせて田たを耕たがやした。

  In the old days, they had oxen pull a plow to till the rice fields.