weedeat

[Paul Johnson]

Here in North Central Ar. we weed wack/whack

Charles Doyle wrote:
> A teenager told me that she and a friend had been doing yard work: "She mowed, and I weedeated." Yes, "weedeated" does seem like a better preterit than "weedate" (1880 Google hits vs. 105). The OED appears not to have "weedeater" or any backformed form (?!).
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