单词 | averruncator |
释义 | averruncatorn. An instrument for cutting off the branches of trees at a height above the head, consisting of a pair of pruning shears, or a knife-blade working within a hook, mounted on a pole and worked by a string or wire. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > pruning or lopping > pruning-hook sarpe1388 pruning hook1611 averruncator1842 1842 in W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit., & Art 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Averruncator [and Aberuncator]. 1878 R. Thompson Gardener's Assistant 71 By means of an averruncator branches more than an inch in diameter and at the height of 12 or 15 feet from the ground may be cut off without using a ladder or steps. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842 |
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