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pruned

Meaning of “pruned”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of prune, meaning to cut away superfluous branches so that a plant may grow or bear better.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Isaiah 5:6

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Isaiah 5:6
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 5:6 · retained source text

And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned, nor digged, but there shall come vp briars and thornes: I will also command the cloudes, that they raine no raine vpon it.

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Historical definitions

Cleared of what is unsuitable or superfluous.

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