Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A knife used by gardeners in the operation of budding.
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Examples
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The public was soaked in his book; it had swallowed it in every vehicle and in every form; the end was achieved; this budding-knife of miracles was a tool that might now be laid aside.
The Cathedral 1877
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"Malmaison" and "Sultan of Morocco" roses with me, and also my budding-knife and the sap for budding.
Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864
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I had no intention of undeceiving them, and did not take off my hat, but stood with the "Sultan of Morocco" between my teeth, and my hands engaged with the budding-knife.
Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864
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You will also want a budding-knife, and a sharp knife for making cuttings; and you will find a pair of pruning-shears with a sliding-joint extremely useful.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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The bark of the branch containing the bud and the leaf is then detached from the branch, by passing under it the bone handle of the budding-knife, which is made flat and thin on purpose, and raising it gradually up.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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