woodchipper en · NOUN
Etymology
From wood + chipper.
Meanings
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A machine for reducing wood to woodchips.
Last February, Elon Musk boasted of “feeding USAID into the woodchipper” as President Trump kicked off his second term with an unanticipated assault on the agency.
2026 February 8, Jeremy Konyndyk, “The Aftermath of Feeding America’s Credibility Into the Woodchipper”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| woodchippers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
cs štěpkovač (woodchip making machine) · de Holzhackmaschine (woodchip making machine) · ca biotrituradora (woodchip making machine) · de Häcksler (woodchip making machine) · sv flismaskin (woodchip making machine) · mi mīhini nakunaku rākau (woodchip making machine) · es trituradora de madera (woodchip making machine) · fi hakkuri (woodchip making machine) · es astilladora (woodchip making machine) · fi haketin (woodchip making machine) · pl rębak (woodchip making machine) · it cippatrice (woodchip making machine) · de Holzhäcksler (woodchip making machine)