weeding out

English

Verb

weeding out

  1. present participle and gerund of weed out.
    • 1950 December, H. C. Casserley, “Locomotive Cavalcade, 1920-1950—6”, in Railway Magazine, page 847:
      As to the future, it is evident that, before many years have elapsed, there will have been a drastic weeding-out of even comparatively modern designs which do not conform to British Railways standards.
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