McLeod

noun

McLeod

noun

UK, US /məˈklaʊd/

Etymology From Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid (“son of Leòd”), from Old Norse Liótr (“the Ugly (one)”), from Old Norse ljótr (“ugly, scary”). The combination tool was created in 1905 by Malcolm McLeod, a US Forest Service ranger.

Synonym of rakehoe.

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