'Lister' definitions:
Definition of 'Lister'
(from WordNet)
noun
English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912) [syn: Lister, Joseph Lister, Baron Lister]
noun
Assessor who makes out the tax lists
noun
Moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow [syn: lister, lister plow, lister plough, middlebreaker, middle buster]
Definition of 'Lister'
From: GCIDE
- Leister \Leis"ter\, Lister \Lis"ter\(l[i^]s"t[~e]r), n. A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish. [Scotland] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lister'
From: GCIDE
- Lister \List"er\ (l[i^]st"[~e]r), n. One who makes a list or roll. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lister'
From: GCIDE
- Lister \Lis"ter\ (l[i^]s"t[~e]r), n. Same as Leister. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lister'
From: GCIDE
- Lister \List"er\ (l[i^]st"[~e]r), n. [Cf. List a strip, border, prob. applied to the furrow or the ridge of earth along the furrow.] A double-moldboard plow which throws a deep furrow, and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]