Obs.–0 [ad. late L. abnōdātionem, n. of action f. prec.] ‘The act of cutting away knots from trees; a term of gardening.’ J.
1678. Phillips, Abnodation, An untying, or cutting off of knots, also pruning of Trees. [So Bailey, 1721; Bradley, 1724; Johnson, 1755, etc.]
