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Definition of Pruning shears
1. Noun. Shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants.
Definition of Pruning shears
1. Noun. (plurale tantum) A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for gardening ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pruning Shears
Literary usage of Pruning shears
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Little Pruning Book: An Intimate Guide to the Surer Growing of Better by Frederick Frye Rockwell, Peck, Stow & Wilcox company, Cleveland (1917)
"One can hardly emphasize the importance of having efficient, sharp pruning shears
as strongly as it should be emphasized. They make all the difference in ..."
2. Trees in Winter: Their Study, Planting, Care and Identification by Albert Francis Blakeslee, Chester Deacon Jarvis (1913)
"A 14-inch California Pruning Saw and a good type of pruning shears ... The pruner
will also require a good set of pruning shears like those shown in figure ..."
3. Western Live-stock Management by Ermine Lawrence Potter, Carl N. Kennedy, George Roy Samson, Oran Milton Nelson (1917)
"Hoof-trimmers. During wet weather, the best hoof-trimmer Fio. 21. — pruning shears
are Useful in Js a good, sharp jack- Trimming Hard Hoofs. , .. , ..."
4. Western Live-stock Management by Ermine Lawrence Potter, Carl N. Kennedy, George Roy Samson, Oran Milton Nelson (1917)
"pruning shears are Useful in is a good, sharp jack- Trimming Hard Hoofs. , .»
„ ,, knite of the type stockmen usually carry. Dry weather requires a somewhat ..."
5. Trees in Winter: Their Study, Planting, Care and Identification by Albert Francis Blakeslee, Chester Deacon Jarvis (1913)
"A 14-inch California Pruning Saw and a good type of pruning shears. the blade
... The pruner will also require a good set of pruning shears like those shown ..."
6. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1835)
"... way between the common crushing and pruning shears. These shears form an
expeditious implement for pruning the vine. 215S. ..."
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