debrancher en · NOUN
Etymology
From debranch + -er.
Meanings
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A machine for stripping the branches from trees.
At today's lumber camps you will see more giant skidders, mammoth harvesters, and merciless mechanical debranchers than horses and grindstones.
1989, Perry Garfinkel, Travel Writing for Profit and Pleasure, page 48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| debranchers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |