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forecutter

noun

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English *forecuttere, forekitter (found only in the sense of "incisor"), equivalent to fore- + cutter.

  1. inherited from *forecuttere✻

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which prepares by cutting

    • In front of each of these is a forecutter to prepare the ground.
    • After their meal, farm hands and maidens go out and dance around the last sheaf, the forecutter then cuts it off and the sheaf is brought home under cheering.

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