pruning knifen.

Brit.

/ˈpruːnɪŋ ˌnʌɪf/, U.S.

/ˈprunɪŋ ˌnaɪf/

Forms: see pruning n.² and knife n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pruning n.², knife n.

Etymology: < pruning n.² + knife n.

A knife, esp. one with a hooked blade, used for pruning. Also figurative.

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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > pruning or lopping > pruning-knife

handbill?1523

shredder1572

pruning knife1577

1577 N. Breton Floorish vpon Fancie sig. Pij^v If thee it please vse eke thy proyning knife.

1589 W. Warner Albions Eng. (new ed.) vi. xxx. 130 Bacchus [needeth thee] for prewning Kniues.

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxiii. 109 Pruning-knives, and other Instruments requisit for herborising.

1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy Sept. in Wks. (1955) VII. 313 They wear each by his side a broad pruning knife.

1797 B. Hawkins Lett. in Coll. Georgia Hist. Soc. (1916) IX. 97 You can also order up..hand saws, pruning knives [etc.].

1822 Ann. 17th Congr. 1st Sess. I. 142 Mr. O. did not think this was the branch of service to which the pruning knife ought to be first applied.

1890 S. W. Baker Wild Beasts I. 159 These cuts were as neatly drawn across the skull as though done by a sharp pruning knife.

1951 H. Davies Great S. Afr. Christians 5 They made pruning knives which were in great demand by the fruit farmers of the district.

2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Weekend) 15 A grafting knife has a straight blade, whereas a pruning knife has a curved blade.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pruning knife
释义	pruning knifen. Brit. /ˈpruːnɪŋ ˌnʌɪf/, U.S. /ˈprunɪŋ ˌnaɪf/ Forms: see pruning n.² and knife n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pruning n.², knife n. Etymology: < pruning n.² + knife n. A knife, esp. one with a hooked blade, used for pruning. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > pruning or lopping > pruning-knife handbill?1523 shredder1572 pruning knife1577 1577 N. Breton Floorish vpon Fancie sig. Pij^v If thee it please vse eke thy proyning knife. 1589 W. Warner Albions Eng. (new ed.) vi. xxx. 130 Bacchus [needeth thee] for prewning Kniues. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxiii. 109 Pruning-knives, and other Instruments requisit for herborising. 1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy Sept. in Wks. (1955) VII. 313 They wear each by his side a broad pruning knife. 1797 B. Hawkins Lett. in Coll. Georgia Hist. Soc. (1916) IX. 97 You can also order up..hand saws, pruning knives [etc.]. 1822 Ann. 17th Congr. 1st Sess. I. 142 Mr. O. did not think this was the branch of service to which the pruning knife ought to be first applied. 1890 S. W. Baker Wild Beasts I. 159 These cuts were as neatly drawn across the skull as though done by a sharp pruning knife. 1951 H. Davies Great S. Afr. Christians 5 They made pruning knives which were in great demand by the fruit farmers of the district. 2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Weekend) 15 A grafting knife has a straight blade, whereas a pruning knife has a curved blade. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1577
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