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SHEARS , an implement for cutting or clipping. The O. Eng. sceran, to clip, cut, represents one branch of a very large number of words in Indo-European languages which are to be referred to the root skar-, to cut, and of which may be mentioned Gr. Keipely, Lat. curtus, Eng. " short," " share," " sherd," " score ." For cutting cloth
scissors
spring which opens the blades when the pressure used in cutting is released. Another form of the same word, " sheers," is used of an apparatus for hoisting heavy weights, generally known as " sheer-legs." These consist of two or more uprights meeting
CRANE
absolute , downright; this is to be connected with Dan. skjaer, clear, bright , Ger. schier, free, clear; the root is also seen in O. Eng. scinan, to shine. The nautical phrase " to sheer off," to deviate from a course, is due to a similar Dutch use of scheren, to cut, shear, to cut off a course abruptly.End of Article: SHEARS If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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