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daisy cutter

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dai⋅sy-cut⋅ter

[dey-zee-kuht-er]
–noun
1. Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
2. Military Slang. an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb.

Origin:
1785–95
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daisy cutter

noun
1. a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles [syn: fragmentation bomb
2. a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground 
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