Sentence:  The terp farmer made use of the plough, as is shown by the discovery of three ploughshares and four coulters....Those who <WSD>inclined</WSD> to the stock-breeding theory based their arguments on the absence of ploughs,nb.... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.