tinsnipsn.
With plural agreement. A pair of hand-held clippers used for cutting (sheet) metal. Cf. tinmen's snips n. at tinman n. Compounds.
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plate shears1599
cropping shears1873
crocodile shears1884
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tinmen's snips1950
society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > shears or scissors > [noun] > types of
plate shears1599
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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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