colter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of colter
1300–50; Middle English, Old English culter < Latin: knife, plowshare
Example Sentences
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Why, the weacked old critter, she kept a backing and backing, on till she back'd me right up agin the colter, and knock'd a piece of skin off my shin nearly so big.
From The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems by Various
Their harnesses creaked a monotonous complaint with their renewed efforts, the colter came whining behind them.
From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor
The plow has a lock colter and wrought-iron share fitted on the end of a wooden beam.
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.
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
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