dethatch

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de·thatch

(dē-thăch′)

v. de·thatched, de·thatch·ing, de·thatch·es

v.tr.

To remove (dead grass) from a lawn, usually to aerate the soil.

v.intr.

To remove dead grass from a lawn.

de·thatch′er n.

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dethatch

(diːˈθætʃ)

vb (tr)

to remove dead grass from (a lawn)

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