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Shears
Meaning
Noun
●
plural of shear
●
A
tool
consisting of
two
blades
with
bevel
edges
,
connected
by a
pivot
, used for
cutting
cloth
, or for
removing
the
fleece
from
sheep
etc.
●
In Engineering:
The
bedpiece
of a
machine tool
, upon which a
table
or
slide rest
is secured.
●
An
apparatus
for
raising
heavy
weights
, and especially for
stepping
and
unstepping
the lower
masts
of
ships
. It
consists of
two or more
spars
or
pieces
of
timber
,
fastened
together
near
the
top
,
steadied
by a
guy
or
guys
, and
furnished
with the
necessary
tackle
. Also sheers.
●
Anything
resembling
a
pair of shears
in shape
or
motion
, such as a
pair
of wings.
Verb
●
third-person singular
simple
present indicative
of shear
Name
●
plural of Shear
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