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ˈpruning-knife
A knife used for pruning. Also fig. (cf. prune v.2 3).
1589Warner Alb. Eng. vi. xxx. (1612) 147 Bacchus [needeth thee] for prewning Kniues. c1610in Alleyn Papers (1843) 39 And, if it thee please, use eke thy proinynge knife. 1717Berkeley Tour in Italy Wks. 1871 IV. 575 They wear each by his side a broad pruning-knife. 1851Dickens Let. to Miss M. Boyle 21 Feb., You will not be alarmed by my use of the pruning-knife. |