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blood-bolter'd: having the hair matted with blood Mac. IV. i. 123 “ Banquo.” ∥ In Shropshire tangled or unkempt hair is called ‘bautered’; in Warwickshire snow is said to ‘balter’ on horses' feet; in Cheshire things are said to be ‘bautered’ with mud.
A Shakespeare Glossary. C. T. Onions. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1911.
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