2. To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in; to run
through, as in sailing.
Let patient Octavia plow thy visage up With her
prepared nails. --Shak.
With speed we plow the watery way. --Pope.
3. (Bookbinding) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a
book or paper, with a plow. See {Plow}, n., 5.
4. (Joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge
of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive
the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a
tongue, etc.
{To plow in}, to cover by plowing; as, to plow in wheat.