secateursn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛkəˈtəːz/,

/ˈsɛkətəːz/, U.S.

/ˈsɛkəˌtərz/

Forms: Also sécateurs.

Etymology: < French sécateur, as if < Latin *secātor (bad form for sector), agent-noun < secāre to cut.

With plural agreement. A kind of pruning shears with crossed blades. rare in singular.

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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > pruning or lopping > pruning shears

secateurs1881

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > gardening tool > secateurs

secateurs1881

1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 234/1 For pruning purposes a variety of instruments have been invented, under the names of sécateurs, pruning-shears, pruning-scissors, &c.

1901 Gardener 12 Jan. 1052/2 In certain positions it is difficult to sever a shoot with the knife without steadying it with the other hand; the sécateurs steady and cut at the same time.

1909 Daily Chron. 13 Mar. 7/6 All dead stems should be removed with a sharp knife or secateur.

1924 H. H. Thomas Compl. Amateur Gardener vii. 67 The pruning outfit should consist of..a hone or sharpening stone,..and sécateurs.

1937 Carter's Blue Bk. Gardening 1937 365 (advt.) The amazing manner in which this Secateur quickly and cleanly cuts off the thickest of branches, very soon becomes a fascination to the user.

1967 E. Mavor Redoubt x. 172 She dressed her enormous bulk in..a baize gardening apron with capacious pockets for her bass and secateurs.

1968 R. H. W. Brown Gardening Complete ii. 27 The tools which the gardener must have for a start are two spades, a fork, a rake, three hoes, a trowel, a dibber, a pair of secateurs, [etc.].

1977 P. Thrower Every Day Gardening i. 16/1 (caption) If the garden includes numerous trees, shrubs and fruit trees a pair of long-handled secateurs is especially useful.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	secateurs
释义	secateursn. Brit. /ˌsɛkəˈtəːz/, /ˈsɛkətəːz/, U.S. /ˈsɛkəˌtərz/ Forms: Also sécateurs. Etymology: < French sécateur, as if < Latin secātor (bad form for sector), agent-noun < secāre* to cut. With plural agreement. A kind of pruning shears with crossed blades. rare in singular. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > pruning or lopping > pruning shears secateurs1881 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > gardening tool > secateurs secateurs1881 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 234/1 For pruning purposes a variety of instruments have been invented, under the names of sécateurs, pruning-shears, pruning-scissors, &c. 1901 Gardener 12 Jan. 1052/2 In certain positions it is difficult to sever a shoot with the knife without steadying it with the other hand; the sécateurs steady and cut at the same time. 1909 Daily Chron. 13 Mar. 7/6 All dead stems should be removed with a sharp knife or secateur. 1924 H. H. Thomas Compl. Amateur Gardener vii. 67 The pruning outfit should consist of..a hone or sharpening stone,..and sécateurs. 1937 Carter's Blue Bk. Gardening 1937 365 (advt.) The amazing manner in which this Secateur quickly and cleanly cuts off the thickest of branches, very soon becomes a fascination to the user. 1967 E. Mavor Redoubt x. 172 She dressed her enormous bulk in..a baize gardening apron with capacious pockets for her bass and secateurs. 1968 R. H. W. Brown Gardening Complete ii. 27 The tools which the gardener must have for a start are two spades, a fork, a rake, three hoes, a trowel, a dibber, a pair of secateurs, [etc.]. 1977 P. Thrower Every Day Gardening i. 16/1 (caption) If the garden includes numerous trees, shrubs and fruit trees a pair of long-handled secateurs is especially useful. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1881
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