Handweed
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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
More examples"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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