couter

[ koo-ter ]

noun

, Armor.

1. a piece of plate armor for the elbow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of couter¹

1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French coute elbow (< Latin cubitum; cubit ) + Anglo-French -er -er ²

Example Sentences

Il se fait entendre, force de se faire couter—He makes himself understood by compelling people to listen to him.

From Project Gutenberg

We owed a grudge to old Jake Van Couter, and we made up our minds he'd have a nice time getting his gate back.

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I tell you, we were all mad enough; and when we got to old Jake Van Couter's, we just rebelled.

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Nanmoins, si l'on parvient ne pas couter son mauvais sermon, on se sent mu par les divers objets dont il est entour.

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