Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A curved or hooked pruning-knife.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A pruning knife with a curved blade.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
pruning knife with acurved blade .
Etymologies
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French
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Examples
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Pour parer le pied du cheval on se sert d'une serpette pareille à celle qui est d'usage en-de-çà de la mer pour tailler la vigne.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Pour parer le pied du cheval on se sert d’une serpette pareille � celle qui est d’usage en-de-玎 de la mer pour tailler la vigne.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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