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Webster 1913 Edition


Colter

Col′ter

,
Noun.
[AS.
culter
, fr. L.
culter
plowshare, knife. Cf.
Cutlass
.]
A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard.
[Written also
coulter
.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Colter

COLTER

,
Noun.
The fore iron of a plow, with a sharp edge, that cuts the earth or sod.