grasscutter
Americannoun
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a device used to cut grass, as a lawn mower.
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Baseball. a ground ball that travels with great speed across the infield close to and barely touching the turf.
Etymology
Origin of grasscutter
Example Sentences
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"It's unbelievable. I'm a grasscutter not a caddie," said MacIntyre senior.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024
Meanwhile, a ban has been placed on eating rats - a delicacy in certain parts of the country - which my friend's father tells me tastes like grasscutter or squirrel meat.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2016
Sulley Muntari's grasscutter flashed narrowly wide of the goalkeeper's right-hand post, Richardson going even closer with a shot which bounced to safety off the Spurs crossbar.
From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2011
He hopes to whack out a low grasscutter, since a ball caught on the fly is out.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then I thought I saw a grasscutter, and the animals seemed like donkeys.
From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman
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