couter

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈku.tə/    美 /ˈku.tɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A piece of armor which covers the elbow. historical
    — Helmets should be started in 10 or 12 gauge, couters and knees in 14 gauge.
  2. A sovereign (the coin). obsolete,slang

词形变化

couters plural coutere alternative cowter alternative couters plural cooter alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English couter, said to be from an Anglo-French variant couter, cuter of continental French coudière, from coute (“elbow”).
词源 2
Perhaps from "Danubian-Gipsy cuta, gold coin", compare Romani kotor (“piece, fragment”), reportedly used for a guinea.
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