What does colter mean?

Definitions for colter
ˈkoʊl tərcolter

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. colter, coulternoun

    a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil

Wiktionary

  1. colternoun

    A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard.

  2. colternoun

    The part of a seed drill that makes the furrow for the seed.

  3. Etymology: From culter, from culter

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Colternoun

    The sharp iron of a plough that cuts the ground perpendicularly to the share.

    Etymology: cultor, Sax. culter, Lat.

ChatGPT

  1. colter

    A colter is a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut through the soil and enable easier plowing. It prepares the ground for planting by creating furrows and turning over the surface layer.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Colternoun

    a knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard

  2. Etymology: [AS. culter, fr. L. culter plowshare, knife. Cf. Cutlass.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Colter

    Coulter, kōltėr, n. the fore-iron of a plough. [A.S. culter—L. culter, a knife.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. COLTER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Colter is ranked #8843 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Colter surname appeared 3,705 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Colter.

    56.7% or 2,103 total occurrences were White.
    35% or 1,299 total occurrences were Black.
    3.9% or 147 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    3% or 112 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.7% or 29 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.

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Anagrams for colter »

  1. lector

  2. torcel

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of colter in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of colter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of colter in a Sentence

  1. Jamie Hubbard:

    He said hi to him and we ate for a little while and then Officer Colter got him a sticker that had a police badge on it.

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