TINSNIPS

snips, tinsnips

(noun) (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tinsnips (plural tinsnips)

(countable, plural in form, usually, with a plural verb) A kind of snips resembling scissors.

Source: Wiktionary



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