forcer

Rhubarb forcers in a restaurant vegetable garden

Meaning

Noun

  • The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
  • A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.
  • A bell-shaped lidded pot for growing rhubarb, used to limit photosynthesis by excluding light, encouraging early-season growth and blanched stems.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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