Drop-crotch
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A style of pruning in which an upper limb is cut back to the next lower lateral. countable, uncountable
"If a drop-crotch cut will remove too much foliage from a limb, the limb either should be removed entirely, or not cut at all."
- 2 A style of trousers with extra room in the crotch region, such as in harem pants. countable, uncountable
"I tried on a pair of drop-crotch pants one day because they were trendy and I thought maybe, just maybe, I could rock them."
Verb
- 1 To prune using the drop-crotch technique.
"Sometimes restoring a top or drop-crotching or even selectively removing certain branches will achieve the same result that the client had in mind — they may call it topping but in reality what I do is far different."
Example
More examples"If a drop-crotch cut will remove too much foliage from a limb, the limb either should be removed entirely, or not cut at all."
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