lopper

noun

lop·​per ˈlä-pər How to pronounce lopper (audio)
: pruning shears with long handles
usually used in plural

Examples of lopper in a Sentence

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When using garden tools, such as loppers or a pole pruner, keep your elbows at shoulder height and below. The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025 Use the Right Tools Use hand pruners to remove sprouts and small branches and a pruning saw or loppers on larger branches. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025 Using loppers and bow saws, volunteers hand cut shrubs and small trees and burn the cuttings in large brush piles. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 The 12 Best Pruning Shears to Keep Your Garden in Check Types of Pruning Tools All loppers are pruners, but not all pruners are loppers. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lopper 

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lopper was in 1953

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“Lopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lopper. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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