grasscutter en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From grass + cutter.
Meanings
- The cane rat.
- Synonym of worm burner (“a hard-hit ground ball”).
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grasscutter en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
Perhaps a corruption of Hindi घासखाटा (ghāskhāṭā, literally “cutter of grass”) or Hindi घासखोदा (ghāskhodā, literally “digger of grass”). From घास (ghās, “grass”) and काटना (kāṭnā, “to cut”) or खोदना (khodnā, “to dig”)
Meanings
- (British, India) A native employed in India to bring grass for horses.
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| grasscutters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |