mulchern.
/ˈmʌl(t)ʃə/, U.S. /ˈməltʃər/ A machine which reduces plant material, etc., to the consistency of mulch; esp. one that shreds plant clippings, etc., for use as mulch.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > other tools and equipment
pollhache1324
poleaxe1356
muckrake1366
pestlea1382
botea1450
staff1459
press-board1558
reel1593
water crane1658
lathekin1659
tower1662
dressing hook1683
liner1683
hovel1686
flax-brake1688
nipper1688
horse1728
tap1797
feather-stick1824
bow1839
safety belt1840
economizer1841
throttle damper1849
cleat1854
leg brace1857
bark-peeler1862
pugging screw1862
nail driver1863
spool1864
turntable1865
ovate1872
tension bar1879
icebreaker1881
spreader1881
toucher1881
window pole1888
mushroom head1890
rat1894
slackline1896
auger1897
latch hook1900
thimble1901
horse1904
pipe jack1909
mulcher1910
hand plate1911
splashguard1917
cheese-cutter1927
airbrasive1945
impactor1945
fogger1946
1910 Modesto (Calif.) Evening News 13 Mar. 8/1 (advt.) Ask yourself a few questions and let the Western Pulverizer, Packer and Mulcher answer them for you.
1957 A. A. Stone & H. E. Gulvin Machines for Power Farming xviii. 276 If pulverizing equipment is combined with harrow spring teeth, we have a mulcher.
1982 Sci. Amer. Sept. 72/1 Power mulchers chop hay and spray it on hillsides to prevent erosion.
1990 Forbes 5 Feb. 163/3 The toilet contains a built-in bidet-style spritzer, warm air drier and a mulcher to process waste and cut back on water use.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1910