colter

American  

[kohl-ter] / ˈkoʊl tər /

Or coulter

noun

1. a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.

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colter British  

/ ˈkəʊltə /

noun

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of coulter

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Etymology

Origin of colter

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

Example Sentences

But there be tough old roots in some soils, roots stout enough to snap the colter of the commercializing plow,—as, for example, in Paradise Valley, owned, in broken areas, principally by an unreconciled Major Dabney.

From The Quickening by Ashe, E. M.

The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Their harnesses creaked a monotonous complaint with their renewed efforts, the colter came whining behind them.

From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor

A Carey plow with a slot in the beam for a colter.

From Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 by Schlebecker, John T.

Only the share, colter, and beam of this plow are original, the rest having been reconstructed.

From Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 by Schlebecker, John T.