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butteris

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
but-teris
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the farrier's shoulder, used in paring the hoofs of horses.

Etymology

Related to buttress (noun). From French bouter (“to push”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

butterises (plural) buttrice (alternative)

Questions

What does butteris mean?
A cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the farrier's shoulder, used in paring the hoofs of horses.
Where does butteris come from?
It is traced to French.

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