The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cauter
Cauter \Cau"ter\, n. [F. caut[`e]re, L. cauterium, fr. Gr. ? a
branding iron, fr. ? to burn. Cf. Caustic, Cautery.]
A hot iron for searing or cauterizing.
--Minsheu.
Wiktionary
cauter
n. A hot iron for searing or cauterize.
Usage examples of "cauter".
He stood in pensive thought for a moment and finally shook his head and handed the glowing cauter back to Tip.
Oh, I should have run the cauter into the wound, even though the scars would have done ill things to her breathing ever after.