pruning hook

noun

an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.

Nearby words

prune-belly syndrome, prunella, prunelle, prunello, pruning, pruning hook, pruning shears, prunt, prurience, prurient, pruriently

Origin of pruning hook

First recorded in 1605–15

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Examples from the Web for pruning hook

Its blade appears to have been slightly curved, like that of a pruning-hook.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia|George Rawlinson
One luminous body was like a serpent coiling itself up; another "like a square table;" another like a pruning-hook.
Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume II (of 2)|Harriet Martineau
If at the time he caused the death, he was working in his vineyard, the pruning-hook must be left to rust on the branch.
The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of Jesus|John Ross Macduff
The bulk of the people had forsaken the sword for the plough, and exchanged the spear for the pruning-hook.
Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards|Evan Evans

I have often wished that the pruning-hook of time would use a little more discretion.
Remarks|Bill Nye

British Dictionary definitions for pruning hook

pruning hook

noun

a tool with a curved steel blade terminating in a hook, used for pruning

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pruning hook

noun

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pruning hook

noun