Salter (trap)

A salter consists of a short ditch, with one side higher than the other. The high side is topped by a picket-style fence or palisade, while the low side is planted to attract deer. Natural features were sometimes used, such as rock walls or ledges from which deer leapt, but were unable to leap back. == Place names ==

In toponymy, the concern is that the root "salt" contained in the word resulted in misleading folk etymologies, particularly in place names with questionable connection to salt or individuals named Salter. Historian and toponymist Mary C. Higham provides evidence that such places as Salter Street, London, Saltley, Salterford, and even Salt Hill, UK derive their names from these salters, rather than salt or the surname Salter. In America, it brings into question the toponymy of Salter Path, NC, and three Salter Islands in Canada. ==References==