Associations to the word «Colter»

Wiktionary

COLTER, noun. A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard.
COLTER, noun. The part of a seed drill that makes the furrow for the seed.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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