verticutter
nounEtymology Blend of vertical + cutter.
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A device for dethatching or digging holes for seeds, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades.
- Use a wide bamboo or metal leaf rake to gather up all the thatch ripped out by the verticutter.1999, Maureen Gilmer, The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Beautiful Lawn, →ISBN, page 330:
- For overseeding an entire lawn, there's no better tool than a slit seeder or a verticutter.2005, Thomas Carpenter, John English, Outdoor living: the ultimate project guide, page 406:
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- Ice was removed with a jackhammer (left) and with a verticutter (right).2007, Golf Course Management - Volume 75, Issues 7-12, page 92: