tool
Weeding fork
The weeding fork is a forged - now also made of stamped sheet iron - fork
with two to five tines (approx. 3-8 cm long; approx. 0.5-3 cm between the
tines) and a short handle - made of wood, aluminum or plastic - with which
the gardener and flower grower to turn loose soil around a plant and remove
weeds. Can be distinguished from the weed digger and the little digging
fork. See also the gardener's trowel, hand hook and grubber. [MOT]