Averruncator

Short description: Type of extended shears for pruning distant branches

Fig.1 shows the handle and head of an averruncator. Fig. 2 shows the head in use.

An averruncator is a form of long shears used in arboriculture for averruncating or pruning off the higher branches of trees, etc.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 Description
* 3 Types
* 4 References

## Etymology

The word averruncate (from Latin averruncare, "to ward off, remove mischief") glided into meaning to weed the ground, prune vines, etc., by a supposed derivation from the Lat. ab, "off", and eruncare, "to weed out", and it was spelt aberuncate to suit this; but the New English Dictionary regarded such a derivation as impossible.[1]

## Description

An averruncator has a compound blade attached to a handle between five and eight feet long. The blades are closed with a rope and pulley, and they are opened with a spring.

## Types

There are at least three varieties of this tool, depending on how force is transmitted to the blades or the blade shape: shear-action, pully-action and parrot-bill.[3][4]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chisholm 1911. sfn error: no target: CITEREFChisholm1911 (help)
2. ↑ Sanecki, Kay N. (1987). Old Garden Tools (2nd ed.). Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom: Shire Publications. pp. 15. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL8282138M/Old_Garden_Tools. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
3. ↑ Rose, Graham (1993). The Traditional Garden Book (Paperback) (1st ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 68. ISBN 0-7513-0093-4. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9882100M/The_Traditional_Garden_Book. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
4. ↑ "What are the Most Common Gardening Tools?" (in en). https://handygardeners.com/blog/six-gardening-tools-you-will-need-next-summer.html.

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