middlebuster

English

Etymology

From middle +‎ buster.

Noun

middlebuster (plural middlebusters)

  1. (US, regional) A type of plough with two mouldboards, which throws earth out to either side. [from 19th c.]
    Synonym: middle splitter
    • 1968, Charles Portis, True Grit:
      Tom Chaney rode his gray horse that was better suited to pulling a middlebuster than carrying a rider.
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