mulcher
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈmʌltʃər/
:
triturador de hojas
- Like wood through a mulcher, the girthle fiancee disappeared beneath the blades of the berserk mower that sent her personality raining down upon the horrified birthday revelers.
- leaf mulcher
Examples
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The Continuous Mix Mulcher has a capacity of 200 to 300 cy/hour and a six-yard continuous feed hopper.
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Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent on the large grinding equipment that composters and mulchers use to process wood, construction and demolition debris, yard trimmings, etc.
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Adapted from agricultural equipment, the early models of grinders used by composters and mulchers lacked durability, in part because they weren't built to handle high horsepower.
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The gardener used a mulcher to turn the fallen leaves into fine mulch for the flower beds.
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It's easier to maintain your garden when you have a mulcher to quickly shred plant trimmings.
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After using the mulcher, the landscape looked neat and the shredded material helped retain moisture in the soil.
Synonyms
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3.9
A machine that breaks large objects into smaller pieces, like rocks or cans
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2.5
A machine that crushes materials, for example coffee beans
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2.2
A machine that grinds materials like grain and coffee
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7.2
A machine that crushes things into powder or small pieces
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6.0
A machine that crushes and compacts large items like cans or boxes
A machine that cuts plastic or organic waste into small pieces
A machine that breaks things like food and tissue into small pieces for disposal and processing
A machine or person that crushes things like fruit and paper to remove the soft inner part
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Etymology
Mulcher comes from mulch ('plant material used to cover soil') plus -er ('one that makes or does'). So a mulcher is 'something that makes mulch', usually a machine that shreds leaves and branches into small pieces to make a protective blanket for the garden.