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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees;
[syn: pruner, pruning hook, lopper]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pruning \Prun"ing\, n. 1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] Pruning hook, or Pruning knife, cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc. Pruning shears, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pruning hook n 1: a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn: pruner, pruning hook, lopper]