Definition of Shears
n. pl.
1.
A
cutting
instrument
.
Fate
urged
the
shears
,
and
cut
the
sylph
in
twain
.
- Pope.
2.
A
similar
instrument
the
blades
of
which
are
extensions
of
a
curved
spring
, -
used
for
shearing
sheep
or
skins
.
2.
Anything
in
the
form
of
shears
.
3.
(Mach.)
The
bedpiece
of
a
machine
tool
,
upon
which
a
table
or
slide
rest
is
secured
;
as
,
the
shears
of
a
lathe
or
planer
.
See
Illust.
under
Lathe
.
Rotary shears
See
under
Rotary
.
Related Words
clipper
,
clippers
,
pair
of
scissors
,
pruning
shears
,
scissors
,
shear
,
snips
,
thinning
shears
,
tinsnips
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