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shears



NOUN
cutting instrument
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Ferguson’s wig and hairbrush mustache, on the other hand, appear to have been trimmed with garden shears by a distracted makeup artist who was playing Wordle on her phone.

From Washington Post

Sharpen tools that need it, including pruning shears, hedge trimmers and lawn mower blades.

From Washington Post

Grab your sanitized gardening shears, and let’s start pruning our babies so that they can use their energy to push out new growth.

From Los Angeles Times

After the turkey has cooked fully, simply cut the twine with kitchen shears and discard it.

From Salon

Loppers, shears and garden saws soon joined the range, and by 2020 he and his wife were selling more than £2m a year, bought from suppliers in Taiwan whom they still haven't met in person.

From BBC