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lopper

lopper

1 6.2
A long-handled tool with a sharp blade for cutting small tree branches
  • noun
  • /ˈlɑːpər/
translation icon : tijeras de podar
  • She used the loppers to cut back the small branches that were obstructing the path.
  • pruning loppers
  • lopper for large branches
  • pair of loppers

Examples

  • And then probably the loppers, hedge trimmers if I'm doing a larger swath of perennials.

  • I'll tell you what, these Fiskars loppers are something else.

  • We went through the rows just like this with big loppers, right pruners.

  • I am short, so I wrap them with duct tape and use my loppers to cut them from the bottom.

    Blog text (22)
  • Okay, take the clippers and loppers and just cut back all the shrubs for winter, alright?

  • This is a power gear bypass lopper cuts big branches super easily, Pole pruner, kangaroo bag gloves maybe.

  • (loppers thud)

  • I should have taken her back to the village, gone equipped with loppers, hatchets, chainsaws, and dynamite, hacked those vines away until all their sadness was gone and the cellars stood clear.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Using a pair of loppers, he easily removed the overgrown branches from the tree.

  • The gardener grabbed her loppers to prune the rose bushes in her yard.

Synonyms

pruner
vslopper
1 4.2

A tool with a long handle and curved blade for cutting small branches

is used mainly on branches and trees rather than shrubs
pruning hook
vslopper
7.2

A tool with a long handle and a curved blade used to cut small tree branches and shrubs

usually includes a clipper or blade rather than sometimes lacking one

How Big

lopper
1 6.2

Surface Forms

lopper singular
loppers plural

Morphology

lopper = lop (transparent) = lop + er

The noun is a regular agent/instrument nominalization from the verb 'lop' with '-er', so the tool meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Lopper comes from the simple verb lop, which means 'to cut off' or 'trim'. So a lopper is the tool you use to 'cut off' branches and other plant parts.