secateurs
/ˌsɛkəˈtəːz
/ /ˈsɛkətəːz /plural noun
(also a pair of secateurs) British A pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand.Make sure all tools are in perfect working order, for instance it's much easier to prune with sharp secateurs....
- Now until the end of the July is the time to get out the secateurs and start pruning those roses.
- He removed his rucksack from his back, and took out his secateurs and his hedge clippers.
Origin
Mid 19th century: plural of French sécateur 'cutter', formed irregularly from Latin secare 'to cut'.
Rhymes
- sprayer
- spray gun
- spray paint
- sprayskirt
- spray tan
- spray-tanned
- spread
- spreadable
- spread bet
- spread better
- spread betting
- spreadeagle
- spread eagle
- spreader
- spread like wildfire
- spread oneself too thin
- spread one's wings
- spread (or stretch or try) one's wings
- spreadsheet
- spread the word
- Sprechgesang
- Sprechstimme
- spree
- spree killer
- spree killing