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Definition of Daisy cutter

1. Noun. A bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles.

2. Noun. A batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground.

Definition of Daisy cutter

1. Noun. (baseball slang dated 1800s) A well-struck ground ball. ¹

2. Noun. (cricket) A ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) The BLU-82 bomb, for its ability to flatten a forest into a helicopter landing zone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Daisy Cutter

daishikis daisied daisies daisy daisy-bush daisy-chain daisy-chained daisy-chaining daisy-chains daisy-leaved grape fern

daisy bush daisy chained daisy chaining daisy chains daisy cutter (current term) daisy cutters daisy fleabane daisy print wheel daisy roots daisy wheel

daisy wheel printer daisy wheel printers daisybush daisyleaf grape fern daisylike daisywheel daisywheel printer daisywheel printers daisywheels

Literary usage of Daisy cutter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nursery Stud Thoroughbreds: Property of August Belmont, Lexington, Kentucky by August Belmont (1897)
"Missed to *T"p^tr^"'" ' 1895. eh. f., daisy cutter, by imp. Clear-the-Way. 1896. bf, Loiter, by Fiddlesticks. 1897. bc, by imp. Rayon d'Or. 1898. by Henry ..."

2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Daisy-cutter (common), a horse that does not lift its feet much off the ground when trotting or galloping, or simply a trotting horse. ..."

3. Racing Calendar by Robert J. Hunter (1838)
"Daisy-cutter, aged - - 3 Mr HS Thompson's bh Dash-all, aged - - 4 The winner was churned. Ld Milton's bm Lena, by Mulatto, 6 yrs old, list. 40). ..."

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