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Meaning of COULTER

Pronunciation:  'kowltur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil
 

COULTER is a 7 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: colter
 
 See Also: moldboard plow, mouldboard plough, wedge

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Coul"ter\ (k[=o]l"t[~e]r), n.
Same as {Colter}.

 
Easton Bible Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

(1 Sam. 13:20, 21), an agricultural instrument, elsewhere called "ploughshare" (Isa. 2:4; Micah 4:3; Joel 3:10). It was the facing-piece of a plough, analogous to the modern coulter.

 

 

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