SCISSORS
NOUNS
► BOOLS ► BOULS the holes in scissors for the thumb and finger → 1560
► BOW the handle of scissors → 1899 Amer. dial.
► FORCETS scissors → 1474 obs.
► FORFEX a pair of scissors → 1712
► MOUTH the opening between the jaws of a pair of scissors, etc. → 1576 obs.
► SCITHERS scissors → 1851 Eng. dial.
► SHANK each of the two portions of a pair of scissors between the bow and the joint → 1833
► SNAPS a pair of scissors → 1935 UK criminals’ sl.
► SNIPES a pair of scissors → 1812 sl.
► SNIPS scissors or wire cutters; a cutting tool → 1908
► THIEVING IRONS scissors → 1821 sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► SCISSORSMITH a person who makes or manufactures scissors → 1623
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