weedout

plural weedouts

1. countableA removal of weeds.

   The PPMC Director interviewed for this project stated that his volunteers are frustrated they cannot do more work in the parks besides the cleanups and weedouts.

   2016, Sarah Dooling, Gregory Simon, Cities, Nature and Development, page 77

2. attributivecountableinformaluncountableeducationA class that is difficult or requires great effort, and thus may cause less able or less dedicated students to withdraw.

   a weedout class

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   a weedout course