putter (1)

[A corruption of petard (q. v.).] A short piece of ordnance. ( Scotch.) pût-ter (2), s. [Eng. put, v.; -er.] I. Ord. Lang.: One who puts or places. "The most wretched sort of people are dreamers upon events and putters of cases."- Sir R. L'Estrange. II. Technically : 1. Golf: One of the clubs used in driving the ball. (Pron. put -ter.) 2. Mining: One who pushes the small wagons in a mine, or the like. *putter-forth, subst . The same as PUTTER-OUT (q. v.).