seeder
5.4
A tool used to remove small hard parts from fruit
- noun
- /ˈsiːdər/
- She used the seeder to remove the pits from the cherries before making a pie.
Examples
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The seeder is essential in the kitchen for making juice without the seeds.
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With the help of the seeder, he quickly prepared the peaches for the fruit salad.
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We picked a clean seeder for you.
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Etymology
Seeder comes from seed + -er, meaning 'one who works with seeds'. A kitchen seeder is simply a small tool that takes seeds out of fruit, so its name tells you exactly what it does.