serpette

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French

Noun

serpette (plural serpettes)

1. A pruning knife with a curved blade.

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   • 2008, Henry Vizetelly, Facts about Champagne and Other Sparkling Wine (Illustrated Edition) (page 32)

     Everywhere the vintagers are busy detaching the grapes with their little hook-shaped serpettes […]

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French

Etymology

serpe +‎ -ette

Noun

serpette f (plural serpettes)

1. billhook

Further reading

• “serpette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.