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Pruning shears
/prˈunɪŋ
ʃɪrz/
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noun
Pruning
n.
1.
The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.
2.
(Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings.
Pruning hook
, or
Pruning knife
, cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc.
Pruning shears
, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.
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Etymology of 'Pruning shears'
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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"Pruning shears" Quotes from Famous Books
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Gay wheeled about and passed into the side-garden, where he found Kesiah snipping off withered roses with a pair of
pruning shears
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— The Miller Of Old Church • Ellen Glasgow
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