Grafter

For the "grafter" in the sense of political corruption, seeGraft (politics).

Grafter, German engraving of 1855 (Pomologische Monatshefte)

Agrafter,orgrafting knife,is agarden toolused forgraftingfruit trees. The grafter is usually in the form of a small knife made of thin metal. The blade of a grafting knife isbeveled,or curved, on one side and flat on the other so that the knife can cut easily through wood with a flat cut that provides the most contact possible in the finished graft. Grafting knives should be sharpened after every use.