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Webster 1913 Edition


Pruning

Prun′ing

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Noun.
1.
The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.
2.
(Falconry)
That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings.
Beau. & Fl.
Pruning hook
, or
Pruning knife
,
cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc.
Pruning shears
,
shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pruning

PRU'NING

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ppr.
Lopping off superfluous branches; trimming; clearing of what is superfluous.

PRU'NING

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Noun.
In gardening and agriculture, the lopping off the superfluous branches of trees,either for improving the trees or their fruit.

Definition 2024


pruning

pruning

English

Noun

pruning (countable and uncountable, plural prunings)

  1. A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
  2. (countable) Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
  3. (computer science) A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

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Verb

pruning

  1. present participle of prune