colter

or coul·ter

[ kohl-ter ]
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noun
  1. a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.

Origin of colter

1
1300–50; Middle English, Old English culter<Latin: knife, plowshare

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British Dictionary definitions for colter

colter

/ (ˈkəʊltə) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of coulter

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