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• Coulter
  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

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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

Hanwha is also seriously considering a purchase of a second U.S. shipyard in another region within the next several years, Coulter said: “We think there’s a unique time in history right now.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 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

“Michael Coulter started the game and played the first two quarters, I played the second two and Michael never played again.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025

“So you see, she’s quite safe,” said Mrs. Coulter.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

The coulter from the point up through the beam, regulated by wheel and screw midway.c.

From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by Henry F. (Henry Flagg) French

The beam itself is sheathed with iron on the under side, and moves close to the ground; thus keeping the bar at the end of the coulter at one uniform depth.

From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by Henry F. (Henry Flagg) French

Twice she flung herself by the roadside and rolled, driving her snout into the ground like the coulter of a plough.

From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross

And cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell; Till, crash! the cruel coulter past Out through thy cell.

From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by C. A. Bogardus

Cast-iron, with the exception of the coulter, for an easy soil would be equally good; and from eighteen to twenty-four inches is sufficiently deep to run the plow.

From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by Henry F. (Henry Flagg) French

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