| 单词 | weed-eater |
| 释义 | > as lemmasweed-eater weed-eater n. (a) an animal which (or occasionally a person who) eats weeds; esp. an animal prized for controlling the growth of weeds; (b) U.S. a powered grass trimmer with a nylon cord (in place of a blade) that rotates at high speed on a central spindle; cf. Strimmer n. a.In sense (b), a proprietary name in the United Kingdom and United States. ΚΠ 1848 E. S. Dixon Ornamental & Domest. Poultry 147 The service they [sc. Bernicle geese] may render as weed-eaters should not be forgotten. 1898 Exper. Station Kansas State Agric. Coll., Manhattan Feb. 6 Of all kinds of stock, sheep are probably the most valuable as weed eaters. 1959 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 26 Apr. 21/7 Many weed eaters prefer lambs quarter to spinach as a cooked vegetable. 1972 Brazosport Facts (Freeport, Texas) 7 June a17/9 (advt.) Weed Eater is here! 1973 Washington Post 26 July c2/2 Among the items purchased for use at the Presidential complex at Key Biscayne were..an electric ‘weed eater’..and a rotary lawn mower. 1987 Associated Press (Nexis) 27 May Scientists are releasing the grass carp, also a weed eater, in hydrilla-clogged irrigation canals in Southern California. 2015 A. Martin Magical World Moss Gardening 24/1 Gasoline-powered lawn mowers emit ten to twelve times more hydrocarbons than automobiles... Weed eaters emit twenty-one times more. < as lemmas |
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