sprayern.
/ˈspreɪə/, U.S. /ˈspreɪər/ One who or that which sprays; esp. a machine for diffusing insecticides over plants and trees.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > spraying or sprinkling tools
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of spraying > [noun] > one who or that which
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > scattering in small particles or sprinkling > one who or that which
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1891 in Cent. Dict.
1894 Times 19 Nov. 4/4 The machine used was Strawson's standard sprayer.
1900 Trans. Highl. & Agric. Soc. 302 The sprayer [of trees], therefore, should not be smoking.
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