Anagrams of: CLOTTIER

• the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

• a movement back from an impact

• draw back, as with fear or pain

• come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• spring back, as from a forceful thrust

• a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands

• a medieval English villein

• fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together

• an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated

• geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared

• someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church

• a public lecturer at certain universities

• a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings

• a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting

• a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil

• An officer in ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals.