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Noun: daisy cutter  'dey-zee'kú-tu(r)
  1. A bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
    - fragmentation bomb, antipersonnel bomb, anti-personnel bomb
     
  2. (sport) a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground

Derived forms: daisy cutters

Type of: ball, baseball, baseball game, bomb

Part of: cluster bomb

Encyclopedia: Daisy cutter