Middle English Dictionary Entry
cliter n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cliter n. |
| Etymology | ?Cp. clit, var. of clēt a cleat. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Some part of a plow; ~ smith, one who makes such parts.
Associated quotations
- (1309) Pat.R.Edw.II153 : Geoffrey Clitersmyth.
- (1312-3) Acc.Chester in LCRS 5982 : [For making ploughs..together with] clittris, [plough-shares..and other necessaries..for the said ploughs].