Synonyms

weed cutter

American

noun

a hand implement, often powered by electricity or a gasoline motor, for cutting weeds or trimming grass and often utilizing a rotating nylon cord as the cutting blade.

Etymology

Origin of weed cutter

First recorded in 1900–05

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weed cutter

If you have ever been tortured with lumbago, you have a slight knowledge of what races up and down the back of a weed cutter.

From Treading the Narrow Way by Barrett, R. E.

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