wire cutter

noun

1. any of various devices designed to cut wire.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wire cutter¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Let every section house have a pair of climbers, a wire cutter and pliers with whatever simple outfit may be necessary.

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Someone has been at work with a wire-cutter outside the house!

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Remember, he had no wire-cutter; nothing but his bare hands.

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The American victory was a triumph of the bomb and the rifle, and perhaps the wire-cutter should be added, over the machine-gun.

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