pruning hook
Curved garden blade
A pruning hook is a long-handled tool with a curved blade at the end, used for cutting branches that are out of reach.
The blade hooks around a branch to make the cut.
In biblical usage, beating swords into pruning hooks represents transforming weapons of war into agricultural implements—a symbol of peace.
Flat cutting edge
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
- handlePart for gripping
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
lopper · secateurs · shears · sickle · billhook · arborist · reach · leverage
Wine-fruit bearing climbers
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
- trellisGarden climbing structure
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- vintnerProducer of fermented grape beverages
terroir · rootstock · grafting · varietal · cultivar · winery · vinegrower · espalier
Cultivated plants bearing edible produce
fig · olive · grafting · scion · rootstock · espalier · branch · limb
Reducing density or number
- headingDirectional course traveled
- shapingGiving something its form
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- deadheadingRemoving wilted flowers
cutback · renewal · dormant · summer · formative · rejuvenation · sucker · canopy
Edged fighting weapons
- plowsharesBlade cutting soil
- spearsPointed pole weapons
- IsaiahHebrew prophet, major book
- MicahHebrew prophetic figure
peace · prophecy · disarmament · scripture · harvest · agricultural · symbolic · transformation
blade
Flat cutting edge
cutting · lopper · secateurs · shears · sickle · billhook · arborist · reach · leverage · branch
grapevines
Wine-fruit bearing climbers
vintner · terroir · rootstock · grafting · varietal · cultivar · winery · vinegrower · espalier · training
fruit trees
Cultivated plants bearing edible produce
cherry · fig · olive · grafting · scion · rootstock · espalier · branch · limb · canopy
thinning
Reducing density or number
- headingDirectional course traveled
- shapingGiving something its form
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
deadheading · cutback · renewal · dormant · summer · formative · rejuvenation · sucker · canopy · airflow
swords
Edged fighting weapons
- plowsharesBlade cutting soil
- spearsPointed pole weapons
- IsaiahHebrew prophet, major book
Micah · peace · prophecy · disarmament · scripture · harvest · agricultural · symbolic · transformation · warfare