weedout

See also: weed out

English

weedout (countable and uncountable, plural weedouts)

(countable) A removal of weeds.
- 2016, Sarah Dooling, Gregory Simon, Cities, Nature and Development, page 77:
  The PPMC Director interviewed for this project stated that his volunteers are frustrated they cannot do more work in the parks besides the cleanups and weedouts.
(education, informal, attributive) A class that is difficult or requires a lot of effort, and thus may cause less able or less dedicated students to drop out.
a weedout class

a weedout course