pruning hook or knife

  • 1Pruning hook — Pruning Prun ing, n. 1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {Pruning hook}, or {Pruning knife}, cutting… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2pruning hook — noun (C) a knife that is shaped like a hook and is usually on a long pole, used for cutting branches off trees …

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  • 3Pruning knife — Pruning Prun ing, n. 1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {Pruning hook}, or {Pruning knife}, cutting… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Pruning — Prun ing, n. 1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {Pruning hook}, or {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5Pruning shears — Pruning Prun ing, n. 1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {Pruning hook}, or {Pruning knife}, cutting… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6Duck Hook — (code named Pruning Knife by the military) was the White House code name of an operation President Richard Nixon had threatened to unleash against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War, if North Vietnam did not yield to Washington s terms at the… …

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  • 7Pole weapon — A selection of polearms, mostly halberds A pole weapon or polearm is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user s effective range. Spears …

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  • 8dhelg- —     dhelg     English meaning: to stick; needle     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stechen, Nadel”     Material: O.Ir. delg n. (es stem) “thorn, cloth needle”, Corn. delc (i.e. delch) “ a necklace, collar [for horses and other animals]”, M.Welsh dala,… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 9Billhook — The billhook is a traditional cutting tool used mainly in European agriculture and forestry, but also common in other parts of the world where it was introduced by European settlers. It is used for cutting smaller woody material such as shrubs… …

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  • 10Garden tool — A collection of various garden tools. Some Pruning t …

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