= bisgay, n.

With reference to other weapons and tools. Chiefly regional. Any of various tools and agricultural implements considered to resemble a tomahawk in…

(a) a tool for cutting pieces of potatoes with ‘eyes’, suitable for planting; (b) a shovel for lifting potatoes, grated to allow loose earth to…

North American. A stick used (esp. by North American Indians) to harvest wild rice from a canoe, by beating the stalks to knock the grains into the…

A device designed to automatically convey or distribute seed, esp. as a component of a machine for sowing seed.

English regional (south-western). A farm implement used in stacking hay. rare.

A device for spraying insecticide on to plants. Now disused.

One who thins; a machine for thinning plants, seeds, etc.

a device for spraying insecticide into the tops of trees.

Agriculture and Horticulture. Chiefly British. A pronged scoop attached to the loader of a tractor or other farm vehicle, used for moving dung.

a machine driven by the wind, or one for producing a ‘wind’ or blast of air; (a) spec. one that blows out relatively warm air for protecting crops…