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dethatcher

dethatcher noun: a device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades.

Noun

dethatcher (plural dethatchers)

  1. A device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades.
    • You can also rent a power dethatcher from a tool rental company. Have them teach you how to start and run the dethatcher; most are operated much like a lawn mower.1987, Lawn & garden, page 87
    • The dethatcher has blades that cut perpendicular to the lawn, thereby removing the dead debris called thatch, which can easily build up in a lawn.1988, Stefan Buczacki, Conran's basic book of home gardening

Forms of dethatcher

pluraldethatchers

Origin of dethatcher

From dethatch + -er.

Questions about dethatcher

What does dethatcher mean?
Dethatcher means a device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades.
What part of speech is dethatcher?
Dethatcher is a noun.
What is the plural of dethatcher?
The plural of dethatcher is dethatchers.

Words near dethatcher in the dictionary

  1. detext
  2. detexts
  3. deth
  4. dethatch
  5. dethatched
  6. dethatcher
  7. dethatchers
  8. dethatches
  9. dethatching
  10. dethatching rake
  11. dethatching rakes

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