lopper

Thân thiện

A gardener uses a lopper to trim a small tree branch.

Definition

Noun: 1. A long-handled pruning tool: A lopper is a gardening tool designed for cutting branches. It consists of two long handles (typically 16-24 inches) connected to a cutting head, which provides leverage to cut through wood that is too thick for hand pruners. 2. A specific type of cutter: The cutting head can be of two main types: a bypass blade (like scissors, for clean cuts on live wood) or an anvil blade (where a sharp blade closes onto a flat surface, for dead wood). Some models incorporate a saw blade.

Usage

• Primary Use: The word "lopper" is used to refer to the specific tool used in gardening, arboriculture, and landscaping for pruning shrubs and small trees.
• Context: It is almost exclusively used in the context of gardening, yard work, or horticulture.

Examples

• "I need the lopper to cut back this overgrown rose bush."
• "For branches thicker than one inch, use a lopper instead of hand pruners."
• "He sharpened the blade of his lopper before starting the winter pruning."

Advanced Usage

• The term can be part of more specific compound terms, though these are technical and not commonly used in everyday speech. For example, one might refer to a "lopper head" when discussing a replacement part for the tool.

Variants and Related Words

• Pruning lopper: A more specific, full term for the tool.
• Bypass lopper: A type of lopper with a curved, scissor-like cutting action.
• Anvil lopper: A type of lopper where a sharp blade cuts down onto a flat metal plate (the anvil).
• Lop (verb): The action performed with a lopper, meaning to cut off (a branch or limb) from a tree or plant.
  • Example: "He lopped off the dead branches."

Synonyms

• Pruner (though "pruner" can also refer to smaller hand-held tools).
• Branch cutter.
• Pruning shears (this usually refers to smaller, short-handled tools).

Phrasal Verbs / Related Verb Phrases

• Lop off: To cut something off, especially a branch, with a quick, heavy stroke.
  • Example: "She lopped off the damaged limb from the apple tree."

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "lopper" is highly specific. It does not have common alternative meanings in modern English. It is not to be confused with "looper" (a type of caterpillar or a segment of film). Its meaning is firmly tied to the gardening tool.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pruner
• pruning hook