grasscutter

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English

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Etymology 1

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From grass +‎ cutter.

Noun

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grasscutter (plural grasscutters)

  1. The cane rat.
  2. (baseball, cricket) Synonym of worm burner (a hard-hit ground ball)

Etymology 2

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Perhaps a corruption of Hindi घासखाटा (ghāskhāṭā, literally cutter of grass) or Hindi घासखोदा (ghāskhodā, literally digger of grass). From घास (ghās, grass) and काटना (kāṭnā, to cut) or खोदना (khodnā, to dig)

Noun

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grasscutter (plural grasscutters)

  1. (British India) A native employed in India to bring grass for horses.
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