Wiktionary
alt. Large, heavily-constructed scissors or shears, operated by hand and used for cutting sheets of metal. n. Large, heavily-constructed scissors or shears, operated by hand and used for cutting sheets of metal.
Usage examples of "tin snips".
He'd found a couple of shovels, a length of rope, a pair of tin snips, pliers, a bolt cutter, a hammer, a hasp, an ancient-looking hand drill, and two wrenches.
He pulled out the tin snips and tucked the bat into his waistband.
He had another guy hold the grease ball down on the deck and he cut off most of his ear with a pair of tin snips.
Sessions got on his nerves, playing the same chords over and over and over on the guitar, until one evening Rocko took the tin snips out of the tool box and cut the strings off.
Jack felt like taking a swipe at Hagane, but decided it wasn't worth the risk of having a finger nipped off by a beak as keen as a pair of tin snips.
The anomaly sheared off the rear third of the ship as cleanly as though done with tin snips.