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pruner

[proon-er] / ˈprun ər /
NOUN
shears
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You can also check out your local hardware store for Corona Tools’ BP13630, a.k.a. the Yard Essentials pocket pruner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024

Use sharp snips or bypass pruner to make a clean cut that looks tidy and closes up quickly.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

Newhouse maneuvered an extendable pole pruner around a branch; with a pull of a string, the blade snapped shut, and the bag fell.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020

"He was nice but he was depressed," said Eugene Hernandez, a tree pruner staying at the shelter.

From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2015

After the fourth season, the pruner has greater choice of fruiting-wood for the following year.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick

Remember what I said above about gardeners never having enough pruners?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024

To harvest, wait until after the first light frost, which will sweeten their flavor, then pull hips off the plant or clip them using scissors or pruners.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

I get such a rash from tomato foliage that in addition to using pruners, I wear gloves and long sleeves when tending to the plants.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2022

Use a clean pair of pruners to cut about a quarter-inch below the node at a 45-degree angle.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2022

He had his gloves and Great-Uncle Jim’s special pruners.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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