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Added 9 October 2026

coulter

/ˈkəʊltə/ noun

Latin root: culter Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about coulter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

Inherited from Middle English culter, from Old English culter, from Latin culter (“a knife”). For the phonetic development, see poultry.

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