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grasscutter

noun

Etymology

Perhaps a corruption of Hindi घासखाटा (ghāskhāṭā, literally “cutter of grass”) or Hindi घासखोदा (ghāskhodā, literally “digger of grass”). From घास (ghās, “grass”) and काटना (kāṭnā, “to cut”) or खोदना (khodnā, “to dig”)

  1. borrowed from घासखाटा

Definitions

  1. The cane rat.

  2. Synonym of worm burner (“a hard-hit ground ball”).

  3. A native employed in India to bring grass for horses.

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