pruning hook
an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
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How to use pruning hook in a sentence
He wears a conical hat, and grasps a crutch with one hand while he holds a pruning hook in the other.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyA meditative man in his sixth lustrum can be very happy with pruning-hook and shears among his young trees.
The Fat of the Land | John Williams StreeterThe spear is not to be broken and thrown away; it is to be converted into a pruning-hook.
The Whole Armour of God | John Henry JowettIf 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 MacduffIf you are doing any of these things, get out the pruning hook of good resolution and the sharp ax of determination.
Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear | B.J. Griswold
British Dictionary definitions for pruning hook
a tool with a curved steel blade terminating in a hook, used for pruning
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