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What (who) is Shears - definition
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Shears (disambiguation)
shears
n.
1) pinking; pruning shears
2) a pair of shears
shears
(also a pair of shears)
¦ plural noun a cutting instrument in which two blades move past each other, like very large scissors.
Origin
OE sceara (plural) 'scissors, cutting instrument', of Gmc origin; related to shear.
Shears
·noun A pair of wings.
II. Shears ·noun A cutting instrument.
III. Shears ·noun Anything in the form of shears.
IV. Shears ·noun A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge.
V. Shears ·noun A similar instrument the blades of which are extensions of a curved spring, - used for shearing sheep or skins.
VI. Shears ·noun The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. ·see ·Illust. under Lathe.
VII. Shears ·noun An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, - used for cutting cloth and other substances.
VIII. Shears ·noun 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.
Examples of use of Shears
1. Another soldier tucked silver shears into his chest strap.
2. Cooler temperatures inhibit hurricane formation, and wind shears can tear developing hurricanes apart.
3. The practice involves cutting skin from a lamb with shears without the use of an anesthetic.
4. PM LOS ANGELES –– To prosecutors, Robert "Roy" van de Hoek is a vandal with pruning shears.
5. Bloodstain by Richard Shears of the Daily Mail, could be out within 48 hours.