单词 | tinsnips |
释义 | tinsnipsn. With plural agreement. A pair of hand-held clippers used for cutting (sheet) metal. Cf. tinmen's snips n. at tinman n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > cutting equipment plate shears1599 cropping shears1873 crocodile shears1884 tinsnips1944 tinmen's snips1950 society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > shears or scissors > [noun] > types of plate shears1599 stock-shears1688 right1846 snips1846 cropping shears1873 crocodile shears1884 kitchen scissors1907 tinsnips1944 tinmen's snips1950 1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft vii. 131 Materials required are: four sound kerosene tins, tin snips, soldering-iron and flux. 1947 J. Conroy Midland Humor 182 Ain't you got no tinsmiths in this town?.. Get a pair of tinsnips, extra large. 1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo v. 85 Our work..consisted of cutting off lengths of heavy gauge wire with tin snips. 1976 Conservation News Sept.–Oct. 24/1 As a parent I am very wary of allowing a child not considered competent at fixing an electric plug to be playing about with tin snips. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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