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String trimmer
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<p>A string trimmer, also known by the portmanteau strimmer and the trademarks Weedwacker, Weed Eater and Whipper Snipper, is a <a href="/facts/Garden_tool/eXXnChu4">garden</a> <a href="/facts/Power_tool/6sx4n8nr">power tool</a> for cutting grass, small weeds, and <a href="/facts/Groundcover/eeoJc7pa">groundcover</a>. It uses a whirling <a href="/facts/Monofilament_line/UkXzVwRa">monofilament line</a> instead of a blade, which protrudes from a rotating spindle at the end of a long shaft topped by a <a href="/facts/Gasoline_engine/oj3XzkQU">gasoline engine</a> or <a href="/facts/Electric_motor/ArD7BGDa">electric motor</a>. </p><p>String trimmers are commonly used for cutting low foliage near obstacles or on steep or irregular terrain. Most professional-grade line trimmers can accept attachment blades to be used as brush cutters for denser vegetation. </p>