[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

weed \weed\, v. t. imp.  p. p. weeded; p. pr.  vb. n.
   weeding. as. we'odian. see 3d weed.
   1913 webster
   1. to free from noxious plants; to clear of weeds; as, to
      weed corn or onions; to weed a garden.
      1913 webster

   2. to take away, as noxious plants; to remove, as something
      hurtful; to extirpate; -- commonly used with out; as, to
      weed out inefficiency from an enterprise. "weed up thyme."
      --shak.
      1913 webster

            wise fathers . . . weeding from their children ill
            things.                               --ascham.
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            revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more
            man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it
            out.                                  --bacon.
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   3. to free from anything hurtful or offensive.
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            he weeded the kingdom of such as were devoted to
            elaiana.                              --howell.
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   4. stock breeding to reject as unfit for breeding purposes.
      1913 webster
see also:
weeded weeding weed 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

weeding \weed"ing\,
   a.  n. from weed, v.
   1913 webster

   weeding chisel, a tool with a divided chisel-like end, for
      cutting the roots of large weeds under ground.

   weeding forceps, an instrument for taking up some sorts of
      plants in weeding.

   weeding fork, a strong, three-pronged fork, used in
      clearing ground of weeds; -- called also weeding iron.
      

   weeding hook. same as weed hook, under 3d weed.

   weeding iron. see weeding fork, above.

   weeding tongs. same as weeding forceps, above.
      1913 webster
see also:
weed weeding chisel weeding forceps weeding fork weeding iron weeding hook 
weed hook weeding iron weeding tongs 

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