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Pruning knife   /prˈunɪŋ naɪf/   Listen
noun
Pruning  n.  
1.
The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.
2.
(Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings.
Pruning hook, or Pruning knife, cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc.
Pruning shears, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.






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"Pruning knife" Quotes from Famous Books



... it well to write and go over the ground again with the pruning knife, though this fault is better than the other; to take care of the matter, and let the words take care of themselves, is the ...
— Samuel Butler's Cambridge Pieces • Samuel Butler



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