'Butteris' definitions:
Definition of 'Butteris'
From: GCIDE
- Butteris \But"ter*is\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]