Lopper (Noun)
Meaning
A long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The gardener used a lopper to trim the dead branches from the small oak tree in the front yard.
- To reach the high branches, she extended the lopper to its full length and carefully made the cut.
- He preferred to use a lopper instead of a chainsaw to prune the shrubs, as it gave him more control.
- The lopper's curved blade made it easy to cut through the thick stems of the overgrown bushes.
- After pruning the roses, she used the clipper end of the lopper to trim the stems to the desired length.