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Definition of Averruncate

Averruncate
Averruncate Av`er*run"cate, v. t. [L. averruncare to avert; a, ab, off + verruncare to turn; formerly derived from ab and eruncare to root out. Cf. Aberuncate.] 1. To avert; to ward off. [Obs.] --Hudibras. 2. To root up. [Obs.] --Johnson.

Meaning of Averruncate from wikipedia

- shears used in arboriculture for averruncating or pruning off the higher branches of trees, etc. The word averruncate (from Latin averruncare, "to ward...