A motorized landscaping tool featuring a long shaft and a cutting head that spins a stiff monofilament line at high speeds. The centrifugal force turns the plastic line into a stiff blade capable of slicing through grass and light brush. It is primarily used for edging lawns, clearing fence lines, and cutting vegetation in tight spaces where a mower cannot reach.
Heard on the job
Grab the string trimmer and clean up the grass around the irrigation risers.
Also heard as
- weedwhacker
- strimmer
- weed eater
- whipper snipper