Definition of string trimmer
: a machine for cutting grass with a rapidly spinning length of monofilament cord
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They will be required to perform a variety of tasks which may include the use of hand tools, power equipment, such as string trimmers, leaf blowers and mowers, picking up litter and assisting in athletic field maintenance.
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Liriope, monkey grass, wedelia, Japanese ardisia and Asiatic jasmine, among others, can be cut back with a lawn mower adjusted to its highest setting, a string trimmer or hedge clippers.
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First Known Use of string trimmer
1976
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