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  Coulter

  noun

  John Merle 1851–1928, U.S. botanist.
• coulter
  coulter

  noun

  a blade or sharp-edged disc attached to a plough so that it cuts through the soil vertically in advance of the ploughshare

Coulter

American  

[kohl-ter] / ˈkoʊl tər /

noun

1. John Merle 1851–1928, U.S. botanist.

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coulter British  

/ ˈkəʊltə /

noun

1. Also (esp US): colter.  a blade or sharp-edged disc attached to a plough so that it cuts through the soil vertically in advance of the ploughshare

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Etymology

Origin of coulter

Old English culter, from Latin: ploughshare, knife

Example Sentences

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Taylor Coulter was returning from the toilets in Magaluf's famous Bananas nightclub when a stranger bumped into her on the stairs.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

At more than 4,000 feet, up in the Cuyamaca Mountains, it rests among coastal live oak woodlands and Coulter pine forests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

After the deal closes, Masimo is expected to operate as a stand-alone company within Danaher’s Diagnostics segment, alongside other businesses Radiometer, Leica Biosystems, Cepheid and Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

There’s Jim Coulter, executive chairman and a founding partner of TPG, who now helps lead the firm’s impact and environmental investing practices.

From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025

And then, without any warning, Mrs. Coulter stood up and turned and looked Lena Feldt full in the face.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

Half-fisherman, half-farmer, he ploughed the seas with his keel, when upon land his coulter was out of use.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John

"I did take the coulter off, and as it didn't work well I put it back on, and thought I would take the wheel off."

From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)

He said: "You take that coulter off and I'll get the wheel."

From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)

Thou saw the fields laid bare an’ waste, An’ weary winter comin’ fast, An’ cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, ’Till, crash! the cruel coulter past Out thro’ thy cell.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

The ploughman answers, "I don't thank ye for your coulter, I hae ane already."

From Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk by Ford, Robert