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de⋅thatch

[dee-thach]
–verb (used with object) Horticulture.
thatch (def. 7).

Origin:
de- + thatch
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de·thatch   (dē-thāch')   
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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