coul·ter

or col·ter (kōl′tər)

A blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow that makes vertical cuts in the soil in advance of the plowshare.

[Middle English culter, from Old English culter and Old French coltre, both from Latin culter, knife, plowshare; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]

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coulter

(ˈkəʊltə)

(Agriculture) a blade or sharp-edged disc attached to a plough so that it cuts through the soil vertically in advance of the ploughshare. Also (esp US): colter

[Old English culter, from Latin: ploughshare, knife]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

coul•ter

(ˈkoʊl tər)

n.

colter.

Coul•ter

(ˈkoʊl tər)

n. John Merle (mûrl),

Coulter

A flat steel disk about a foot in diameter attached, when needed, to the beam of a Walking turning plow to cut through grass and roots ahead of the plow-share and moldboard.

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Noun

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

colter

moldboard plow, mouldboard plough - plow that has a moldboard

wedge - something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them

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If the word coulter doesn't ring a bell for you, perhaps you know the piece as a rolling cutter, cutting wheel, disc blade or disc jointer.

The plow coulter: simple part improved performance of moldboard plow