widgern.

Brit.

/ˈwɪdʒə/, U.S.

/ˈwɪdʒər/

Forms: 1900s– widger, 1900s– wigger.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.Compare the following suggestion, which is difficult to either confirm or refute:1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) Suppl. 333/1 The original widger..is the shape of a small spatula... The name ‘Widger’ was transferred to this horticultural tool by Mr. Clarence Elliott; it comes from one of a series of nonsense definitions used to test the memorizing ability of British Naval Cadets.

A small gardening tool consisting of a handle and a long narrow scooped blade, used esp. to transplant seedlings.

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widger1935

1935 C. Elliott Rock Garden Plants 173 You must..haul up the buried capsules with a widger or pencil-point.

1962 Listener 22 Nov. 887/3 A stainless steel ‘wigger’ is a very useful little gadget for pricking out seedlings.

1973 Country Life 5 Apr. 940/1 Seedlings..I move..with a widger—an invaluable narrow-bladed, long trowel-like hand tool.

2002 Gardens Illustr. Sept. 12 Burgon & Ball..has expanded its range of Classic hand tools to include this stainless steel round tine fork and widger—a cross between a trowel and a dibber.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	widger
释义	widgern. Brit. /ˈwɪdʒə/, U.S. /ˈwɪdʒər/ Forms: 1900s– widger, 1900s– wigger. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.Compare the following suggestion, which is difficult to either confirm or refute:1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) Suppl. 333/1 The original widger..is the shape of a small spatula... The name ‘Widger’ was transferred to this horticultural tool by Mr. Clarence Elliott; it comes from one of a series of nonsense definitions used to test the memorizing ability of British Naval Cadets. A small gardening tool consisting of a handle and a long narrow scooped blade, used esp. to transplant seedlings. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > gardening tool > trowel > miniature widger1935 1935 C. Elliott Rock Garden Plants 173 You must..haul up the buried capsules with a widger or pencil-point. 1962 Listener 22 Nov. 887/3 A stainless steel ‘wigger’ is a very useful little gadget for pricking out seedlings. 1973 Country Life 5 Apr. 940/1 Seedlings..I move..with a widger—an invaluable narrow-bladed, long trowel-like hand tool. 2002 Gardens Illustr. Sept. 12 Burgon & Ball..has expanded its range of Classic hand tools to include this stainless steel round tine fork and widger—a cross between a trowel and a dibber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1935
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