weed
n.— «Dantonio wanted to get guys to quit, wanted the weak, or the “the weeds” as he called them, to leave. It was a risk. Maybe he’d lose some talent, but what good is it if the character is corosive?» —“Spartans Insider: Fearless predictions for MSU football” by Steve Grinczel in East Lansing MLive.com (Michigan) Aug. 31, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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