scuffle
- noun
- /ˈskʌfəl/
- Specialized
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azada holandesa
- Using a scuffle can make weeding much easier and less time-consuming.
Examples
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He picked up the scuffle hoe to clear the garden beds of pesky weeds.
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After a long beat, there is a dull scuffle of shoes on the stairs.
Fiction book (1991) -
Silent but for the soft scuffle of the stones under her feet, Lirrel walked around the village square.
Fiction book (1991) -
[both scuffle]
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YOU DROPPED IT IN THE SCUFFLE.
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Farmers often use a scuffle to prepare the soil for planting by loosening it and removing weeds.
Synonyms
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3.2
A small hand tool for gardening with metal claws that removes weeds by the root
A garden tool with a flat blade you push to cut weeds and loosen soil
A garden tool with a flat blade you push to cut weeds just below the soil
A tool or machine that loosens soil and removes weeds
A farm tool that removes weeds from soil
A small tool for pulling weeds from a garden or lawn
A tool or machine that breaks up soil between rows of crops
Compounds
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Etymology
Scuffle (tool) probably gets its name from the idea of pushing or dragging a blade through the soil, and it is like the word shuffle, which means to move by dragging. Because you push or 'shuffle' the tool across the ground to loosen weeds, it became known as a 'scuffle'.