colter

or coul·ter

[ kohl-ter ]

noun

1. a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.

colter

/ ˈkəʊltə /

noun

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of coulter

Word History and Origins

Origin of colter¹

1300–50; Middle English, Old English culter < Latin: knife, plowshare

Example Sentences

A Man of FirstsJohn Colter was born to an Irish family living in Virginia in the early 1770s.

From Ozy

“In a perfect world, we snap our fingers and our problems go away,” Colter says.

From The Daily Beast

Seth Colter Walls has been a senior reporter in "The Culture" section of Newsweek magazine since 2009.

From The Daily Beast

Seth Colter Walls has been a senior reporter in "The Culture" section of Newsweek since 2009.

From The Daily Beast

"I'll keep quiet if you haven't injured Jack in any way," Colter amended.

From Project Gutenberg

Colter had trapped him into a half admission, but he did not intend to say any more.

From Project Gutenberg

Kilmeny swung from the saddle, and at the same time Colter stepped into the arena.

From Project Gutenberg

"We'll know after you've told us what it is," Colter suggested.

From Project Gutenberg

He also got Colter's story from Colter himself, and gives a careful account of the race for life with the Blackfeet.

From Project Gutenberg