COLTER

colter, coulter

(noun) a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Colter (plural Colters)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Colter is the 8843rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3705 individuals. Colter is most common among White (56.76%) and Black/African American (35.06%) individuals.

Anagrams

• lector

Etymology

Noun

colter (plural colters)

A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard.

The part of a seed drill that makes the furrow for the seed.

Anagrams

• lector

Source: Wiktionary


Col"ter, n. Etym: [AS. culter, fr. L. culter plowshare, knife. Cf. Cutlass.]

Definition: A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard. [Written also coulter.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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