hurter

Definitions

1. 1.An injury causing pain of mind or conscience; a slight; a stain; as of sin. But the jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that Honor feels. Tennyson.
2. 2.Injury; damage; detriment; harm; mischief. Thou dost me yet but little hurt. Shak.
3. 3.One who hurts or does harm. I shall not be a hurter, if no helper. Beau. & Fl.
4. 4.A butting piece; a strengthening piece, esp.: (Mil.) A piece of wood at the lower end of a platform, designed to prevent the wheels of gun carriages from injuring the parapet.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is an injury causing pain of mind or conscience; a slight; a stain; as of sin. But the jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that Honor feels. Tennyson called?
• What is injury; damage; detriment; harm; mischief. Thou dost me yet but little hurt. Shak called?
• What is one who hurts or does harm. I shall not be a hurter, if no helper. Beau. & Fl called?
• What is a butting piece; a strengthening piece, esp.: (Mil.) A piece of wood at the lower end of a platform, designed to prevent the wheels of gun carriages from injuring the parapet called?