couter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of couter
1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French coute elbow (< Latin cubitum; see cubit) + Anglo-French -er -er 2
Example Sentences
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First W. I. M. I'll lay you a couter it is.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 29, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
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