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.

Exact synonyms: Anti-personnel Bomb, Antipersonnel Bomb, Fragmentation Bomb
Specialized synonyms: Big Blue, Blu-82
Generic synonyms: Bomb
Group relationships: Cluster Bomb

2. Noun. A batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground.
Generic synonyms: Ball
Category relationships: Athletics, Sport

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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