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daisy cutter

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* From plowing through a field and flattening and mowing down hypothetical daisies.

* (explosive): From flattening vegetation in a round region creating a clearing reminiscent of a daisy flower

noun daisy cutters · daisy-cutter · daisycutter

  1. A fast, grounded shot at goal.
  2. dated, slang A well-struck ground ball.
  3. A low ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman.
  4. A fast-going horse that does not lift its feet high.
  5. slang The BLU-82 bomb, known for its ability to flatten a forest into a helicopter landing zone.

    Similar: Big Blue 82, cheeseburger

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MLA

"daisy cutter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/daisy%20cutter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

daisy cutter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/daisy%20cutter

Chicago

"daisy cutter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/daisy%20cutter.

BibTeX
@misc{daisy_cutter_2026,
  title = {daisy cutter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daisy%20cutter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}