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&fist; In a broader signification it includes any complex
implement for pulverizing or stirring the surface of the soil, as
harrows, grubbers, horse hoes, etc.

{ Cul"trate (k?l"tr?t), Cul"tra*ted (-tr?-
t?d), } a. [L. cultratus knife-shaped,
fromculter, cultri, knife.] (Bot. &
Zoöl.) Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a
pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds.

Cul"tri*form (-tr?-f?rm), a. [L.
culter, cultri, knife + -form.] (Bot. &
Zoöl.) Shaped like a pruning knife;
cultrate.

Cul*triv"o*rous (k?l-tr?b"?-r?s),
a. [L. culter, cultri, knife +
vorare to devour.] Devouring knives; swallowing, or
pretending to swallow, knives; -- applied to persons who have
swallowed, or have seemed to swallow, knives with impunity.
Dunglison.

Cul"tur*a*ble (k?l"t?r-?-b'l; 135),
a. Capable of, or fit for, being
cultivated; capable or becoming cultured. London
Spectator.

Cul"tur*al (k?l"t?r-a]/>l), a.
Of or pertaining to culture.

Cul"ture (k?l"t?r; 135), n. [F.


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