Strimmern.
/ˈstrɪmə/, U.S. /ˈstrɪmər/ a. An electrically-powered grass trimmer that has a nylon wire rotating at high speed on a central spindle in place of a cutting blade.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > lawn-mower
steam lawn-mower1812
grass cutter1834
grass mower1855
lawn-mower1875
grass trimmer1876
lawn-cutter1897
motor mower1907
power mower1913
lawn edger1960
Strimmer1978
1978 Trade Marks Jrnl. 4 May 841/1 Strimmer..Lawn mowers and grass cutting machines, and parts included in Class 7.
1978 John Moores Catal. Spring–Summer 512 Black & Decker ‘Strimmer’ mains electric grass trimmer..trims all types of grass in awkward corners.
1984 Times 28 July 3/3 Black and Decker is to..warn customers about defective strimmers.
1986 Daily Tel. 16 June 5/7 Mr Stanley Woods..was given a strimmer by Cirencester town council to help him tidy up lawns around old peoples' accommodation.
1989 Green Mag. Oct. 38/3 By hiding in shrub and long grass during the day, they become the frequent victims of reckless, tidy garden fanatics and their electric strimmers.
b. strimmer rash n. colloquial a form of skin irritation caused by contact with plant toxins and resulting from the use of a Strimmer or similar power tool.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > other diseases or conditions
impetigo1398
deadingc1400
St Anthonyc1405
foulness1559
acrochordon1565
foulness1583
heat1597
bleach1601
Anthony's fire1609
desquamation1726
sivvens1762
erythema1778
rupia1813
morula1817
dermalgia1842
mycosis1846
cheloid1854
keloid1854
morule1857
kelis1864
dermatosis1866
epithelioma1872
vagabond's disease1876
vagabond's skin1876
dermatitis1877
erysipeloid1888
Ritter's disease1888
acanthosis nigricans1890
angiokeratoma1891
sunburn1891
porokeratosis1893
acrodermatitis1894
epidermolysis1894
keratolysis1895
dermographism1896
neurodermatitis1896
peau d'orange1896
X-ray dermatitis1897
dermatomyositis1899
papulo-erythema1899
pyodermia1899
tar acne1899
dermographia1900
radiodermatitis1903
poikiloderma1907
neurodermatosis1909
leishmanoid1922
razor burn1924
pyoderma1930
photodermatosis1931
photodermatitis1933
necrobiosis lipoidica1934
pyoderma gangrenosum1936
fassy1943
acrodermatitis enteropathica1945
chicken skin1946
nylon stocking dermatitis1947
Sézary('s) syndrome1953
pigskin1966
washerwoman's skin1981
strimmer rash1984
1984 Contact Dermatitis 10 118/2 (caption) Strimmer rash of case 4 showing complete sparing of areas protected by sleeves and gloves.
1986 Daily Express 20 Aug. 13 The war on weeds has revealed a new enemy—strimmer rash.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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