pruning knife
- noun
- /ˈpruːnɪŋ naɪf/
:
cuchillo de poda
- A pruning knife is essential for any gardener.
Examples
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The gardener sharpened his pruning knife before working on the rose bushes.
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She used a pruning knife to trim the rose bushes.
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A small pruning knife fits easily in a pocket for quick access during gardening.
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She carefully used a pruning knife to remove dead branches from the fruit trees.
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She carefully used her pruning knife to trim the overgrown rose bushes in her garden.
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After a long day of gardening, he put away his pruning knife and admired the neatly shaped plants.
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To maintain the health of the fruit trees, it is essential to have a sharp pruning knife for effective cutting.
Synonyms
A small sharp tool gardeners use to cut plants and roots
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Morphology
The meaning 'a knife used for pruning' is directly derivable from combining 'prune' (to trim plants) with 'knife' (a cutting tool): the modifier specifies the knife's purpose. This transparent, compositional pattern (modifier + noun indicating function) is common cross-linguistically and should be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Pruning knife comes from the simple image of a gardener using a small, curved knife to cut away dead twigs and shape a plant. So the name tells you it is a tool used 'to prune', to cut or trim plants.