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

All morning you could hear the rattle of the machine as it went round and round, while the tall grass fell down behind the cutter bar in long green swathes.

From Literature

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

From Project Gutenberg

The cutter bar, over 5 feet long, has three triangular sickle blades which oscillate through the guard teeth, as in Hussey or modern cutter bars.

From Project Gutenberg

The cutter bar can be raised and lowered parallel to the ground for desired cutting heights, and it can be lifted and fastened in an upright position for transport to and from the field.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg