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
A branch cut off from the continuity of that which was next unto VIII.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome
Far below them, hidden by the trees, the east branch cut a threadlike gash through the center of a valley broad enough and round enough to have been a veritable amphitheater of the gods.
From Then I'll Come Back to You by Evans, Larry
The trail meant just a little snip off the bark of a young tree here, the top of a bush freshly broken there, again a little branch cut showing that the axe had been used.
From Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador by Hubbard, Mina Benson
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
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