English Explanatory Dictionary

butteris

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the farrier's shoulder, used in paring the hoofs of horses.

Word forms

butteris butterises buttrice

Etymology

Related to buttress (noun). From French bouter (“to push”).

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