coltello — meaning in English

English meaning

• coulter noun A blade fixed in front of a plough that slices through the soil ahead of the main share.
• knife noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.

Senses

coltello is used for these senses in English:

• coulter A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.
• knife Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.

coulter — full definition

1. noun A blade fixed in front of a plough that slices through the soil ahead of the main share.
2. noun The part of a seed drill that cuts a furrow so seed can drop into the ground.

knife — full definition

1. noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
2. verb To stab or cut someone with a knife.
3. verb To betray someone, especially a political ally.

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