weeder

[ wee-der ]

noun

Origin of weeder

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at weed¹, -er¹

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I read Anthropometry of Algerian Women and Optimum Handle Height for a Push-Pull Type Manually Operated Dryland weeder.
The Self-Educated Apple Genius | James Marcus Bach | September 13, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
Whilst I am worth one, to pay a weeder—thy path from thy door to thy bowling-green shall never be grown up.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman | Laurence Sterne
These weeders must be used frequently to be of much value, for after a weed is well rooted the weeder cannot destroy it.
The First Book of Farming | Charles L. Goodrich
As one weeder put it: "Poor man make no money, make plenty children—plenty children good for sugar-beet business."
The Pivot of Civilization | Margaret Sanger
Among these tools might be mentioned the onion hoe, the hand weeder, and the thinning or weeding hook.
The Vegetable Garden | Anonymous

I use a sixteen-inch disc, Acme harrow, Thomas's smoothing harrow, and Barnes's weeder.
The Apple | Various

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