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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
snips

"small, stout-handled shears for metal-working," 1846, from snip (v.).

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snips

n. 1 (plural of snip English) 2 shears; hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs vb. (en-third-person singular of: snip)

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snips

n. (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal [syn: tinsnips]

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Snips

Snips, also known as shears, are hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs. There are two broad categories: tinner's snips, which are similar to common scissors, and compound-action snips, which use a compound leverage handle system to increase the mechanical advantage.

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Siegfried hesitated, tried a few more practice snips, then turned to the ironmonger.