English Explanatory Dictionary

coulter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.
  2. The part of a seed drill that makes the furrow for the seed.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A small village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0233).
  3. A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈkəʊltə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-colter.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-coulter.wav /ˈkoʊltər/ En-us-Coulter.oga

Word forms

coulter coulters colter

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English culter, from Old English culter, from Latin culter (“a knife”). For the phonetic development, see poultry.

Synonyms

Culter

Related words

colter culter ploughshare plowshare moldboard mouldboard jointer chisel

Derived words

Coulter's Matilija poppy
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