"couter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈku.tə/ [UK], /ˈku.tɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-couter.wav [Southern-England] Forms: couters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English couter, said to be from an Anglo-French variant couter, cuter of continental French coudière, from coute (“elbow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|couter}} Middle English couter, {{der|en|fr|coudière}} French coudière, {{m|fro|coute||elbow}} coute (“elbow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} couter (plural couters)
  1. (historical) A piece of armor which covers the elbow. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Armor Synonyms: coutere, cowter
    Sense id: en-couter-en-noun-CutlT1m9 Disambiguation of Armor: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: couters [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from "Danubian-Gipsy cuta, gold coin", compare Romani kotor (“piece, fragment”), reportedly used for a guinea. Etymology templates: {{m+|rom|kotor||piece, fragment}} Romani kotor (“piece, fragment”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} couter (plural couters)
  1. (slang, obsolete) A sovereign (the coin). Tags: obsolete, slang Synonyms: cooter
    Sense id: en-couter-en-noun-4FEfrN2I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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