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cultrate
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[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- Formed like the blade of a knife or ploughshare; especially curved with a pointed end, often with one flattened and one sharp edge, like a pruning knife.
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Origin
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early 19th century; earliest use found in William Turton (1762–1835), conchologist. From classical Latin cultrātus shaped like a knife (Pliny) from cultr-, culter knife, share + -ātus
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