Handweed

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove weeds using only hand tools, that is, without spraying or using other weed-suppression technology.

    "Snce the plots were wheel-hoed and handweeded twice, the number of man-minutes to handweed each plot is a good indication of the effect of the different treatments on the different weed species."

Example

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"Snce the plots were wheel-hoed and handweeded twice, the number of man-minutes to handweed each plot is a good indication of the effect of the different treatments on the different weed species."

Etymology

From hand + weed.

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