branch cut
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Judas-seller had a long branch cut from a tree, with little twigs growing out of it.
From The Mexican Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch
In the exposed outer wood of a branch cut above or below the canker there are reddish-brown streaks several inches long, indicating that the fungus has grown in the vascular system.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association
At top, a hammer formed of a section of a small tree with part of a branch cut to serve as a handle.
From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives
The branch cut from the tree no longer feeds upon the sap of the parent stock, and disintegration is merely a matter of time.
From Breaking with the Past Catholic Principles Abandoned at the Reformation by Farley, John Cardinal
The tube and the bowl of the pipe I carved out of the branch cut from the linden, and, that you might know what it is, I cut these letters in the wood.
From Napoleon and Blucher by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
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