🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

घास की सूखी परत हटाना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ghaas ki sukhi parat hatana

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dethatch/diːˈtætʃ/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"लॉन को स्वस्थ रखने के लिए मृत घास की परत हटाना जरूरी है।"

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As verb
  1. 1

    To remove the layer of dead grass, moss, and roots (thatch) from a lawn to improve water and air penetration.

    "It is best to dethatch your lawn in early spring or autumn when the grass is actively growing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in English by combining the privative or reversal prefix 'de-' with the verb 'thatch', which originates from Old English 'þeccan' meaning to cover or roof. The gardening term emerged in the 20th century to describe the process of removing the layer of dead turfgrass debris known as thatch.

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