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handweeding

handweeding is the present participle and gerund of handweed.

Meaning of handweed

Verb

handweed (third-person singular simple present handweeds, present participle handweeding, simple past and past participle handweeded)

  1. To remove weeds using only hand tools, that is, without spraying or using other weed-suppression technology.
    • Snce the plots were wheel-hoed and handweeded twice, the number of man-minutes to handweed each plot is a good indication of the effect of the different treatments on the different weed species.1956, The Philippine Agriculturist - Volumes 40-41, page 435

Questions about handweeding

What is handweeding the present participle and gerund of?
Handweeding is the present participle and gerund of handweed.

Words near handweeding in the dictionary

  1. handweavers
  2. handweaving
  3. handweavings
  4. handweed
  5. handweeded
  6. handweeding
  7. handweeds
  8. handwell
  9. handwells
  10. Handwerk
  11. Handwerks

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