serpette
English
Etymology
Noun
serpette (plural serpettes)
- A pruning knife with a curved blade.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
- 2008, Henry Vizetelly, Facts about Champagne and Other Sparkling Wine (Illustrated Edition) (page 32)
- Everywhere the vintagers are busy detaching the grapes with their little hook-shaped serpettes […]
French
Further reading
- “serpette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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