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turfcutter

turfcutter noun: a device used to trim the edges of a lawn in a clean manner, down through to the dirt.

Noun

turfcutter (plural turfcutters)

  1. A device used to trim the edges of a lawn in a clean manner, down through to the dirt
    Synonyms:
    sodcutter, sod cutter, sod-cutter
  2. A device used to harvest sod, living grass mats complete with its roots in soil
  3. A device used to harvest peat, built-up organic detritus from a bog
  4. A person who harvests sod
  5. A person who harvests peat
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turf, cutter.; that which cuts turf

Synonyms of turfcutter

  • sodcutter
  • sod cutter
  • sod-cutter

Forms of turfcutter

pluralturfcutters
alternative formturf cutter
alternative formturf-cutter

Origin of turfcutter

From turf + cutter.

Questions about turfcutter

What does turfcutter mean?
Turfcutter means a device used to trim the edges of a lawn in a clean manner, down through to the dirt.
What part of speech is turfcutter?
Turfcutter is a noun.
What is the plural of turfcutter?
The plural of turfcutter is turfcutters.

Words near turfcutter in the dictionary

  1. turf-roofed
  2. turf-roofs
  3. turfage
  4. Turfan
  5. Turfanian
  6. turfcutter
  7. turfcutters
  8. turfdom
  9. turfdoms
  10. turfed
  11. turfed out

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