snedging: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  UKScotlandNorthern Englandtechnicalforestry
  • The act of removing side branches from a felled or standing tree (limbing) as part of timber preparation or clearing.

  Examples

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  • The workers spent the morning snedging the fallen oak tree, removing all the side branches carefully.

    The workers spent the morning snedging the fallen oak tree, removing all the side branches carefully.

  • After snedging the timber, the crew stacked the logs neatly for drying before shipment.

    After snedging the timber, the crew stacked the logs neatly for drying before shipment.

  • He is snedging the large pine tree to clear the path for the new hiking trail.

    He is snedging the large pine tree to clear the path for the new hiking trail.

  • Snedging the branches off the standing trees was necessary to prepare the wood for processing.

    Snedging the branches off the standing trees was necessary to prepare the wood for processing.

• 2.

  UKScotlandarchaicregional
  • To cut off, lop, or trim branches, shoots, or parts of a plant or object; now chiefly dialectal or historical.

  Examples

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  • In the garden, she spent the afternoon snedging the rose bushes to encourage new growth.

    In the garden, she spent the afternoon snedging the rose bushes to encourage new growth.

  • Farmers have been snedging the young shoots to improve the shape of the fruit trees for centuries.

    Farmers have been snedging the young shoots to improve the shape of the fruit trees for centuries.

  • The gardener snedged the overgrown branches, trimming them back carefully to maintain the hedge.

    The gardener snedged the overgrown branches, trimming them back carefully to maintain the hedge.

  • They snedged the vines extensively last week to prepare the plants for the upcoming growing season.

    They snedged the vines extensively last week to prepare the plants for the upcoming growing season.