daisy cutter

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English

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Etymology

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  • From plowing through a field and flattening and mowing down hypothetical daisies.
  • (explosive): From flattening vegetation in a round region creating a clearing reminiscent of a daisy flower

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Noun

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daisy cutter (plural daisy cutters)

  1. (baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A well-struck ground ball.
  2. (cricket) A ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman.
  3. A fast-going horse that does not lift its feet high.
  4. (military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb, known for its ability to flatten a forest into a helicopter landing zone.
    Synonyms: Big Blue 82, cheeseburger

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References

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  • (horse): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary