tin snips en · NOUN
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) Large, heavily-constructed scissors or shears, operated by hand and used for cutting sheets of metal.
This bend eliminates unsightly waviness that often develops as you cut the copper with a tin snips.
2004 October 24, Tim Carter, “Ask the Builder”, in Telegraph Herald, Iowa, USA, retrieved 28 Jun 2012, page 5E:If you plan to do much work sheet metal, a pair of curved-blade tin snips will save wear and tear on your nerves in the long run.
1957 May 4, “Curved-Blade Snips”, in Calgary Herald, Canada, retrieved 28 Jun 2012, page 23:My husband spent the next day inside the plane, cutting out an unused gasoline tank, piece by piece, with tin snips.
1934 August 30, “A Fast-Moving Narrative”, in New York Times, Books Section, p. 21:
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Translations (19)
nl blikschaar (Translations) · sv plåtsax (Translations) · pt tesouras corta chapa (Translations) · es cizalla (Translations) · pt tesoura corta chapa (Translations) · de Blechschere (Translations) · pdt Blajchschea (Translations) · ca tisores de xapa (Translations) · pt cisalha (Translations) · fr cisailles (Translations) · it cesoia (Translations) · it cesoie per lamiera (Translations) · es tijeras de hojalatero (Translations) · ca tisores de llauna (Translations) · it cesoie (Translations) · fi peltisakset (Translations) · ru но́жницы для ре́зки листово́го мета́лла (Translations) · es tijeras cortachapas (Translations) · fr cisaille à tole (Translations)