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Webster 1913 Edition
Butteris
But′ter-is
,Noun.
[The same word as
buttress
, noun, in a different application, F. bouter
to push.] (Far.)
A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.
Webster 1828 Edition
Butteris
BUT'TERIS
,Noun.
Definition 2024
butteris
butteris
English
Noun
butteris (plural butterises)
- (farriery) A cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the operator's shoulder, used in paring the hoofs of horses.