crocodile shears

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• Crocodile shears — For a type of temporary electrical connector, see crocodile clip. The crocodile shears was an instrument of torture used in late medieval Europe and typically reserved for regicides, viz., those who attempted (and, perhaps, succeeded) to… …   Wikipedia

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• shears — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. scissors, clippers. See sharpness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cutters, clippers, scissors, snips, nippers, snippers. Types of shears include: lever, alligator, crocodile, barber s, blending, cuticle …   English dictionary for students

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