Averruncator
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An averruncator is a form of long shears used in arboriculture for averruncating or pruning off the higher branches of trees, etc.[1][2]
Etymology[edit]
The word averruncate (from Latin averruncare, "to ward off, remove mischief") glided into meaning to weed the ground, prune vines, etc., by a supposed derivation from the Lat. ab, "off", and eruncare, "to weed out", and it was spelt aberuncate to suit this; but the New English Dictionary regarded such a derivation as impossible.[1]
Description[edit]
An averruncator has a compound blade attached to a handle between five and eight feet long. The blades are closed with a rope and pulley, and they are opened with a spring.
Types[edit]
There are at least three varieties of this tool, depending on how force is transmitted to the blades or the blade shape: shear-action, pully-action and parrot-bill.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Sanecki, Kay N. (1987). Old Garden Tools (2nd ed.). Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom: Shire Publications. p. 15. Retrieved 2022-05-08 – via OpenLibrary.
- ^ Rose, Graham (1993). The Traditional Garden Book (Paperback) (1st ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 68. ISBN 0-7513-0093-4. Retrieved 2022-05-08 – via OpenLibrary.
- ^ "What are the Most Common Gardening Tools?". Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Averruncator". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 59.
