dethatcher

See also: de-thatcher

English

Etymology

From dethatch +‎ -er.

Noun

dethatcher (plural dethatchers)

1. A device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades.
   • 1987, Lawn & garden, page 87:

     You can also rent a power dethatcher from a tool rental company. Have them teach you how to start and run the dethatcher; most are operated much like a lawn mower.

   • 1988, Stefan Buczacki, Conran's basic book of home gardening:

     The dethatcher has blades that cut perpendicular to the lawn, thereby removing the dead debris called thatch, which can easily build up in a lawn.

   • 1998, Landscape Projects, →ISBN:

     While you can remove thatch from small areas with a metal garden rake or hand cultivator, you ought to rent a dethatcher for working over large areas of grass.

References

• “dethatcher”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• rethatched