butteris

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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.

OriginFrench bouter →
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Meanings

nounbutteris (plural butterises)

plural butterises · alternative buttrice

  1. historicalfarrieryA 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.

Origin

  1. Frenchbouter“to push”
  2. Englishbutteris

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

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APA

butteris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butteris

MLA

“butteris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butteris. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butteris,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butteris.

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