Garden tool
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Garden tool
A garden tool is any one of many tools made for gardening and overlaps with the range of tools made for agriculture and horticulture. Garden tools can be divided into hand tools and power tools.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɡɑːrdən tuːl/
Etymology
The term "garden tool" is derived from the Old English 'gard', meaning 'yard' or 'enclosure', and 'tool', from the Old English 'tól', which refers to any device used to carry out a particular function.
Types of Garden Tools
Hand Tools
- Spade: A spade is a tool primarily for digging, comprising a blade – typically narrower and less curved than that of a shovel – and a long handle.
- Hoe: A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural and horticultural hand tool used to shape soil, remove weeds, clear soil, and harvest root crops.
- Trowel: A trowel is a small hand tool used for digging, applying, smoothing, or moving small amounts of viscous or particulate material.
Power Tools
- Lawn mower: A lawn mower (also known as mower, grass cutter or lawnmower) is a machine utilizing one or more revolving blades to cut a grass surface to an even height.
- Leaf blower: A leaf blower, commonly known as blower, is a gardening tool that propels air out of a nozzle to move debris such as leaves and grass cuttings.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Garden tool
- Wikipedia's article - Garden tool
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