verticutter

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noun

A device for dethatching or digging holes for seeds, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades.

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Meanings

nounverticutter (plural verticutters)

plural verticutters

  1. A device for dethatching or digging holes for seeds, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades.

    Ice was removed with a jackhammer (left) and with a verticutter (right).

    2007, Golf Course Management - Volume 75, Issues 7-12, page 92
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    Use a wide bamboo or metal leaf rake to gather up all the thatch ripped out by the verticutter.

    1999, Maureen Gilmer, The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Beautiful Lawn, →ISBN, page 330

    For overseeding an entire lawn, there's no better tool than a slit seeder or a verticutter.

    2005, Thomas Carpenter, John English, Outdoor living: the ultimate project guide, page 406

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
vertical mower

Origin

Blend of vertical + cutter.

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APA

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

MLA

“verticutter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verticutter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verticutter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verticutter.

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