scissel

American

[sis-uhl, siz-] / ˈsɪs əl, ˈsɪz- /

noun

the remains of a strip from which coin blanks have been cut; clippings.

scissel British

/ ˈsɪsəl /

noun

the waste metal left over from sheet metal after discs have been punched out of it

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Etymology

Origin of scissel

1615–25; < French cisaille, noun derivative of cisailler to clip. See chisel

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