"handweed" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: handweeds [present, singular, third-person], handweeding [participle, present], handweeded [participle, past], handweeded [past]
Etymology: hand + weed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|weed}} hand + weed Head templates: {{en-verb}} handweed (third-person singular simple present handweeds, present participle handweeding, simple past and past participle handweeded)
  1. To remove weeds using only hand tools, that is, without spraying or using other weed-suppression technology.
    Sense id: en-handweed-en-verb-TQrVtAm1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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