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secateurs

[sek-uh-ter, -tur]
noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Chiefly British.
  1. scissors or shears, especially pruning shears.
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Origin of secateurs

1880–85; < French < Latin sec(āre) to cut (see secant) + French -ateurs (plural) < Latin -ātor -ator
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British Dictionary definitions for secateurs

secateurs

pl n
  1. mainly British a small pair of shears for pruning, having a pair of pivoted handles, sprung so that they are normally open, and usually a single cutting blade that closes against a flat surface
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Word Origin for secateurs

C19: plural of French sécateur, from Latin secāre to cut
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Word Origin and History for secateurs

n.

pruning shears, 1881, from French sécateur, ultimately from Latin secare "to cut" (see section (n.)).

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