daisy cutter

See also: daisycutter and daisy-cutter

English

Alternative forms

• daisy-cutter, daisycutter

Etymology

• From plowing through a field and flattening and mowing down hypothetical daisies.
• (explosive): From flattening vegetation in a round region creating a clearing reminiscent of a daisy flower

Pronunciation

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Noun

daisy cutter (plural daisy cutters)

1. (baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A well-struck ground ball.
2. (cricket) A ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman.
3. A fast-going horse that does not lift its feet high.
4. (military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb, known for its ability to flatten a forest into a helicopter landing zone.

   Synonyms: Big Blue 82, cheeseburger

Coordinate terms

(BLU-82):

• MOAB (massive ordnance airburst) (GBU-43)
• MOP (massive ordnance penetrator) (GBU-57)
• Father of all Bombs

References

• (horse): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary