Etymology

quenouille training

Today it means: A method of training trees or shrubs in the shape of a cone or distaff by tying down the branches and pruning. Full definition →

French quenouille
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  1. French · derived fromquenouille“distaff”
  2. English todayquenouille training

French quenouille (“distaff”).

Words from the same roots

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