| A | B |
|---|
| pruning | to cut back |
| briers | bushes that have prickly stems, such as the blackberry plant or wild rose |
| guineas | large, dark, speckled birds. similar to pheasants which are often raised for food |
| infernal | extremely annoying or unpleasnat |
| mattock | a large tool wiht a steel head and flat blade, used for loosening soil and cutting roots |
| scythe | a long, curved blade on a long handle used for cutting grass |
| straight-furrowed | cut in long, narrow grooves by a plow |
| gooseneck | something curved like a goose's neck or a U-shaped, e.g. a pipe joint or a flxible neck on a lamp |
| tufts | a small clump of plants or trees |
