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Rhubarb forcers in a restaurant vegetable garden

Etymology edit

force +‎ -er

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forcer (plural forcers)

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

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French forcier, from Vulgar Latin *fortiāre, a verb based on Late Latin fortia, a noun based on Latin fortis (strong).

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Verb edit

forcer

  1. to force

Conjugation edit

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

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