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
- project
- projectedly
- projectile
- projectile point
- projectile theory
- projectile vomit
- projectile vomiting
- projectilist
- projection
- projectional
- projection booth
- projection box
- projection fiber
- projection fibre
- projectionism
- projectionist
- projection lens
- projection printer
- projection printing
- projection room
- projection rule
- projection system
- projection television
- projection test
- projection weld