nail scissors

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small scissors with short curved blades for trimming the fingernails or toenails.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1850–55

But on Tuesday, we saw another nail hammered into the already pretty tightly nailed down coffin of the two-state solution.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The CID speculated that the woman was confirming who lived there before planting a homemade nail bomb.
Abu Dhabi Treats U.S. Teacher’s Murder as Terrorist Attack|Chris Allbritton|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do you think Beth knew what would happen if she stabbed Dawn with those scissors?
Exit Interview: The Walking Dead's Beth Tells All|Melissa Leon|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
MOSCOW—Every now and then I run into Anna Chapman at a nail salon called “Little Fingers” on Potapovsky Avenue in downtown Moscow.
Ex-Spy Anna Chapman, From Russia Unloved|Anna Nemtsova|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Along the way, he accidentally embeds a nail in his foot, which is not symbolic at all.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason Finale|Melissa Leon|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Piegan snorted when I told him we were on the dodge—that they were trying to nail us for holding up the paymaster.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Taking the scissors from Violet's workbag, she cut the laundry bag carefully into two pieces, saving the cord for a clothesline.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
They were tangled, too, and Jess cut them off evenly by a string, with Violet's little scissors.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
Miss Rivers took up some brown leaves which she was cutting out with scissors, and shaping.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
"Well, as far as public opinion goes, I s'pose Tom has hit the nail on the head," observed Bill.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman