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edger

[ej-er] / ˈɛdʒ ər /
NOUN
weed whacker
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If you think operating the huge drum sander is hard, wait until you start carving crescents in your hardwood using an edger.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Use a spade with a straight edge or a half-moon edger with a semicircular blade to cut into the ground along the existing edge.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023

I'll plug in the string lights and grab a rake or some clippers, maybe the edger or the push-reel mower if I'm feeling punchy, and get to work.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 8, 2017

The man with the machete smiled all day when he started using the mechanical edger.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2014

She put down her edger, took off her garden gloves, and looked at the map.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt




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