pruning hook

2 definitions found

pruning hook - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pruning \Prun"ing\, n.
     1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.
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     2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her
        feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl.
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     Pruning hook, or Pruning knife, cutting instrument used
        in pruning trees, etc.
  
     Pruning shears, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.
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pruning hook - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pruning hook
      n 1: a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end
           and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn:
           pruner, pruning hook, lopper]