This heavy wooden or metal piece attaches to the lower rear of a traditional plough body. It runs along the bottom of the trench created by the share, pushing loose soil aside and leaving a clean, wide furrow for the next pass. In historic plough designs, it often served the function of the mouldboard itself by physically turning the soil slice over.
The old turnwrest plough in the barn needs a new wrest carved before we can take it to the plowing match.
This term belongs entirely to historic farming, as tractor ploughs integrate this function directly into the shape of the steel mouldboard and landslide.
Related terms
Turnwrest
A historic type of plough designed to turn soil in the same direction on both outward and return passes.
Mouldboard plough
A primary tillage implement that cuts, lifts, and completely turns over a layer of soil.
Share
The leading cutting edge of a plough or cultivator that slices horizontally through the soil.
Plough
A heavy farm implement with a blade used to break up soil and cut furrows in preparation for sowing.