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.