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noun (usually used with a plural verb)small, sturdy shears used for pruning shrubbery. Origin of pruning shearsFirst recorded in 1800–10 Words nearby pruning shearsprune, prune-belly syndrome, prunella, prunelle, pruning hook, pruning shears, prunt, prurient, pruriginous, prurigo, prurigo mitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pruning shearsThere was a robin singing in a bush under the window, and there was some one in the garden with a pair of pruning-shears. Master Skylark|John Bennett Its height is fully seventy feet, and its crown is as flat as though cut off with a mammoth pair of pruning-shears. Pastoral Days|William Hamilton Gibson "But I was going to—" He made a feeble beginning toward stooping for the pruning-shears. Ralestone Luck|Andre Norton I prune with pruning-shears and a chisel to increase the fruit; I think it pays.
Pruning-shears, and a pruning-pole, with a chisel at the end, can be procured of those who deal in agricultural utensils. A Treatise on Domestic Economy|Catherine Esther Beecher
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