v. t. [ OE. feutre rest for a lance, OF. feutre, fautre, feltre, felt, cushion, rest for a lance, fr. LL. filtrum, feltrum; of German origin, and akin to E. felt. See Felt, and cf. Filter. ] To set close; to fix in rest, as a spear. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Either fr. G. fütterer feeder, or corrupted fr. OF. vautrier, vaultrier; fr. vaultre, viautre, a kind of hound, fr. L. vertragus, vertraga, a greyhound. The last is of Celtic origin. ] A dog keeper. [ Obs. ] Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]