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What is "pruning hook"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pruning hook

Pruning \Prun"ing\, n.

  1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.

  2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings.
    --Beau. & Fl.

    Pruning hook, or Pruning knife, cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc.

    Pruning shears, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.

Wiktionary
pruning hook

n. billhook

WordNet
pruning hook

n. a long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn: pruner, lopper]

Usage examples of "pruning hook".

The shaft of the pruning hook even provided an aiming point as he trained the pistol at the Colonist's center of mass.

That had been a bad choice, because the other had a pruning hook, a half-meter of steel like a giant straight-razor on a head-high pole.

Kellen replied angrily, and leaned down to reach for the pruning hook beside him on the ground, but Idalia put a restraining hand on his arm and took a step forward.

So I laid down my pruning hook and shears and struck out across the fields.

They had pruning hook blades, sickle blades, hoe blades and shovel blades for sale.