rocking shear

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noun

a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.

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How to use rocking shear in a sentence

And think of world-rocking changes in gender roles and expectations.
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For other worlds, we usually have to rely on other data: fluctuations in gravity, or the gentle rocking motion known as libration.
Saturn’s Death Star Look-Alike|Matthew R. Francis|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The involvement of Huda-Par and the Grey Wolves in the violence rocking the southeast augurs badly.
Kobani is Falling to ISIS in Syria. Kurd Protests Explode in Turkey.|Jamie Dettmer|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The horseman, aka Abraham, is actually passably cute, with a rocking bod and apparently steady source of income.
Naked Ben Franklin Christens the Campy Return of ‘Sleepy Hollow’|Amy Zimmerman|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The mattress causes the boat to tip forward, and in the ensuing rocking the boat begins to take on water.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Crow was rocking back and forth on his perch, for a joke—on anybody except himself—always delighted him.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
There was a very audible titter in the corner where three thoughtless young girls had squeezed themselves into one rocking-chair.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
By this time the bent figure sitting in the rocking-chair, near the coffin began to show signs of life and whimper a little.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
"It's curious how attached one gets to a dog," said Perry sagely, resuming his rocking from heel to toe and toe to heel.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
There was a lump in Perry's throat at that moment, and he stopped his rocking and turned to the fire, so his back was toward me.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd