lister
1
[ lis-ter ]
/ ˈlɪs tər /
noun
Also called lister plow middlebreaker, middlebuster.
a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
Also called lister planter, lister drill.
a lister plow fitted with attachments for dropping and covering seeds.
Words nearby lister
Definition for lister (2 of 4)
lister
2
[ lis-ter ]
/ ˈlɪs tər /
noun
a person who makes or compiles a list, especially an appraiser or assessor.
Definition for lister (3 of 4)
Lister
[ lis-ter ]
/ ˈlɪs tər /
noun
Joseph, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Re·gis
[lahym ree-jis] /laɪm ˈri dʒɪs/,1827–1912,
English surgeon: founder of modern antiseptic surgery.
Definition for lister (4 of 4)
list
2
[ list ]
/ lɪst /
noun
adjective
made of selvages or strips of cloth.
verb (used with object)
Origin of list
2
before 900; Middle English
lista, Old English
līst border; cognate with Dutch
lijst, German
Leiste (Old High German
līsta)
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British Dictionary definitions for lister (1 of 7)
lister
/ (ˈlɪstə) /
noun
US and Canadian agriculture
a plough with a double mouldboard designed to throw soil to either side of a central furrow
Also called: lister plough, middlebreaker, middle buster
Word Origin for lister
C19: from
list ²
British Dictionary definitions for lister (2 of 7)
Lister
/ (ˈlɪstə) /
noun
Joseph, 1st Baron Lister. 1827–1912, British surgeon, who introduced the use of antiseptics
British Dictionary definitions for lister (3 of 7)
list
1
/ (lɪst) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of list
listable, adjectiveWord Origin for list
C17: from French, ultimately related to
list ²; compare Italian
lista list of names (earlier: border, strip, as of paper), Old High German
līsta border
British Dictionary definitions for lister (4 of 7)
list
2
/ (lɪst) /
verb
(esp of ships) to lean over or cause to lean over to one side
noun
the act or an instance of leaning to one side
Word Origin for list
C17: origin unknown
British Dictionary definitions for lister (5 of 7)
list
3
/ (lɪst) /
noun
verb (tr)
See also
lists
Word Origin for list
Old English
līst; related to Old High German
līsta
British Dictionary definitions for lister (6 of 7)
list
4
/ (lɪst) archaic /
verb
to be pleasing to (a person)
(tr)
to desire or choose
noun
a liking or desire
Word Origin for list
Old English
lystan; related to Old High German
lusten and Gothic
lūston to desire
British Dictionary definitions for lister (7 of 7)
Word Origin for list
Old English
hlystan; related to Old Norse
hlusta
Medical definitions for lister
Lister
[ lĭs′tər ]
British surgeon who demonstrated in 1865 that carbolic acid was an effective antiseptic agent and introduced it to the surgical process.
Scientific definitions for lister
Lister
[ lĭs′tər ]
British surgeon who, influenced by Pasteur's germ theory of disease, established in 1865 a system of antiseptic measures in hospitals to combat infections. His practices dramatically decreased the number by deaths caused by infection and were gradually adopted in hospitals throughout Europe.
Idioms and Phrases with lister
list
see black list; enter the lists; sucker list.