daisy cutter
See also: daisycutter and daisy-cutter
English
Alternative forms
- daisy-cutter, daisycutter
Etymology
- 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
Pronunciation
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Noun
daisy cutter (plural daisy cutters)
- (baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A well-struck ground ball.
- (cricket) A ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman.
- A fast-going horse that does not lift its feet high.
- (military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb, known for its ability to flatten a forest into a helicopter landing zone.
- Synonyms: Big Blue 82, cheeseburger
Coordinate terms
(BLU-82):
- MOAB (massive ordnance airburst) (GBU-43)
- MOP (massive ordnance penetrator) (GBU-57)
- Father of all Bombs
References
- (horse): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary