Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In agriculture, a root-cutter.
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Examples
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"She's called Suzanne," he told us, "and she's quite a nice-looking sort of woman, and she handles a turnip-cutter like an expert; but she talks nothing but Flemish."
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 Various
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The turnip-cutter stood there, with great square mouth black against the sky.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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He filled his arms with them, and went to the turnip-cutter.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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