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noun
A cutting tool used to make complex straight and curved cuts in sheet metal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: lever shears, bench shears
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the absence of a throat down which the metal being cut must be fed, a feature that allows metal to be freely moved around the cutting blade.
Across languages
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