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daisy cutter

daisy cutter noun: a fast, grounded shot at goal.

Noun

daisy cutter (plural daisy cutters)

  1. A fast, grounded shot at goal.
  2. (dated, slang) A well-struck ground ball.
  3. A low ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman.
  4. A fast-going horse that does not lift its feet high.
  5. (slang) The BLU-82 bomb, known for its ability to flatten a forest into a helicopter landing zone.

Synonyms of daisy cutter

Forms of daisy cutter

pluraldaisy cutters
alternative formdaisy-cutter
alternative formdaisycutter

Origin of daisy cutter

* From plowing through a field and flattening and mowing down hypothetical daisies. * (explosive): From flattening vegetation in a round region creating a clearing reminiscent of a daisy flower

Questions about daisy cutter

What does daisy cutter mean?
Daisy cutter means a fast, grounded shot at goal.
What part of speech is daisy cutter?
Daisy cutter is a noun.
What is the plural of daisy cutter?
The plural of daisy cutter is daisy cutters.

Words near daisy cutter in the dictionary

  1. daisy bush
  2. daisy chain
  3. daisy chained
  4. daisy chaining
  5. daisy chains
  6. daisy cutter
  7. daisy cutters
  8. daisy dukes
  9. daisy fleabane
  10. Daisy Hill
  11. daisy roots

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