cutter bar

[ kuht-er bahr ]

noun

1. Also called sick·le bar [sik, -, uh, l bahr]. (in a mower, binder, or combine) a bar with triangular guards along which a knife or blade runs.
2. a bar holding the cutting tool in a boring machine or lathe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutter bar¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

It had open guard fingers, a knife made of triangular sections, reciprocating in the guard, and a cutter-bar on a hinged frame.

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When the cutter-bar of the mower is tilted upward, the danger of smothering is reduced.

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The knives are set at an angle to the axis of the cutter bar or cutter head.

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The cutter bar, suggestive of Hussey's, has triangular knives which vibrate over long fingers.

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A second clipping will be required later, with cutter-bar tilted well upward.

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