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A tool used for cutting metals. “a and c, levers connected by a link bar b, and respectively pivoted at f and f1 to the frame e. By the arrangement of the levers the movable blade d, attached to c, acts with a strong purchase in combination with the stationary blade d1, rigidly attached to the frame e.” —Whitney, 1889

Keywords

frame, tool, lever, shear, blade, levers, cutting, cutter, cut, metal, metals, scissors, blades, shears, scissor, slice, cutters

Galleries

Blacksmithing and Metalwork, Scissors and Shears

Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5557

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