pruning hook

noun

billhook

Meanings

nounpruning hook (plural pruning hooks)

plural pruning hooks

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees

Broader
pruning saw

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

pruning hook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruning%20hook

MLA

“pruning hook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruning%20hook. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pruning hook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruning%20hook.

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