averruncator

English

Noun

averruncator (plural averruncators)

1. An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.

References

• “averruncator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

āverruncātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of āverruncō