'Weeding' definitions:
Definition of 'Weeding'
From: GCIDE
- Weed \Weed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Weeding.] [AS. we['o]dian. See 3d Weed.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To free from noxious plants; to clear of weeds; as, to weed corn or onions; to weed a garden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To take away, as noxious plants; to remove, as something hurtful; to extirpate; -- commonly used with out; as, to weed out inefficiency from an enterprise. "Weed up thyme." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Wise fathers . . . weeding from their children ill things. --Ascham. [1913 Webster]
- Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To free from anything hurtful or offensive. [1913 Webster]
- He weeded the kingdom of such as were devoted to Elaiana. --Howell. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Stock Breeding) To reject as unfit for breeding purposes. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Weeding'
From: GCIDE
- Weeding \Weed"ing\, a. & n. from Weed, v. [1913 Webster]
- Weeding chisel, a tool with a divided chisel-like end, for cutting the roots of large weeds under ground.
- Weeding forceps, an instrument for taking up some sorts of plants in weeding.
- Weeding fork, a strong, three-pronged fork, used in clearing ground of weeds; -- called also weeding iron.
- Weeding hook. Same as Weed hook, under 3d Weed.
- Weeding iron. See Weeding fork, above.
- Weeding tongs. Same as Weeding forceps, above. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Weeding'
- Weed,
- Weed out,
- Weeded,
- weeds,
- Dane's weed,
- Dyer's weed,
- Farrow weed,
- Flix weed,
- Fuller's weed,
- Goat weed,
- Gulf weed,
- Jamestown weed,
- Jimson weed,
- Licorice weed,
- Mermaid weed,
- Parrot weed,
- Pestilence weed,
- Pickerel weed,
- Ramsted weed,
- Rattlesnake weed,
- Styptic weed,
- Weed hook,
- Weed, CA,
- Weeding chisel,
- Weeding forceps,
- Weeding fork,
- Weeding hook,
- Weeding iron,
- Weeding tongs,
- ague weed,
- alligator weed,
- bishop's weed,
- blue weed,
- butterfly weed,
- cancer weed,
- consumption weed,
- crazy weed,
- devil's weed,
- dill weed,
- french weed,
- ghost weed,
- horsefly weed,
- klammath weed,
- loco weed,
- pineapple weed,
- polecat weed,
- rattle weed,
- rheumatism weed,
- scorpion weed,
- soap weed,
- stinking weed,
- trumpet weed,
- turpentine weed,
- weed killer,
- widow's weeds,
- Bishop's-weed,
- English-weed,
- Mock bishop's weed,
- Weeding-rhim,
- Willow-weed,
- Yaw-weed,
- broom-weed,
- frost-weed,
- pearl-weed,
- pine-weed,
- prickle-weed,
- rabbit-weed,
- skunk-weed,
- soap-weed,
- stemless golden weed,
- tick-weed,
- turpentine camphor weed,
- weed-whacker,
- Joe-Pye weed,
- mad-dog weed,
- spotted joe-pye weed