noun
coulter
KOHL-tuh
noun
1
A blade fixed in front of a plough that slices through the soil ahead of the main share.
"The farmer sharpened the coulter before the spring ploughing began."
2
The part of a seed drill that cuts a furrow so seed can drop into the ground.
"Each coulter on the drill opened a narrow groove for the wheat seed."
How to Use Coulter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA knife-like blade on farm equipment that cuts the ground before planting or ploughing.
Common pairings
plough coulter
disc coulter
Word Forms
coulters plural, Coulters plural
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Etymology
From Old English culter, itself from Latin culter meaning "knife" — the same root that gives us "cutlery".