noun
shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants
• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms: ↑shears
• Hyponyms: ↑secateurs
* * *
noun plural : shears with strong blades used in the light pruning of any kind of woody plant
* * *
small, sturdy shears used for pruning shrubbery.
[1800-10]
* * *
pruning shears plural noun
Shears for pruning shrubs, etc
• • •
Main Entry: ↑prune
* * *
pruning shears,
strong, heavy shears used to prune vines, shrubs, or twigs.
* * *
noun [plural]
US : a garden tool that is used for cutting off the branches of trees and bushes
a pair of pruning shears
Useful english dictionary. 2012.