1) Cutting tool
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An averruncator is a form of long shears used in arboriculture for averruncating or pruning off the higher branches of trees, etc.{sfn|Chisholm|1911} ==Etymology== The word averruncate (from Latin averruncare, `to ward off, remove mischief`) glided into meaning to weed the ground, prune vines, etc., by a supposed derivation from the Lat. ab, `o......
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pole for pruning trees
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• (n.) An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod. • (n.) An instrument for pruning trees, having two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on a long rod and operated by a string or wire.
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Av`er·run·ca'tor noun [ Confer
Aberuncator .] An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
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An averruncator is a garden implement for pruning trees without a ladder, consisting of two blades similar to stout shears, one fixed rigidly to a long handle, and the other moved by a lever to which a cord passing over a pulley is attached.
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