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wire cutter

noun

  1. any of various devices designed to cut wire.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wire cutter1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

This 5-ounce multi-tool is made of durable stainless steel and combines a deeply serrated 154cm blade with six other tools, including pliers, hard wire cutters, a bit driver, and a bottle opener.

Nobel was able to free the pair by cutting the spines out with a pair of wire cutters.

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

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

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

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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