Tools and Equipment

Averruncator

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An averruncator, also called a pole pruner, is a form of long shears used in arboriculture to prune off the higher branches of a tree.

Facts

Introduced When (Circa)

Already in documented use by 1911: this Wikipedia article on the tool incorporates text from that year's edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1

Origin

The name comes from the Latin averruncare, meaning to ward off or remove mischief, a term that came to mean pruning vines or weeding the ground. 1

Introduced era (class)

Modern Era 1

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1. Averruncator (Wikipedia)

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Etymology section
The word averruncate (from Latin averruncare, "to ward off, remove mischief") glided into meaning to weed the ground, prune vines, etc.
Lead section
An averruncator or pole pruner is a form of long shears used in arboriculture for averruncating or pruning off the higher branches of trees, etc.
References section
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911).
Used In: Gardening, Description section
An averruncator has a compound blade attached to a handle between five and eight feet long. The blades are closed with a rope and pulley, and they are opened with a spring.

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