Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Small stout hand-shears for workers in sheet-metal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
snip . - noun
shears ; hand tools used to cutsheet metal and other toughwebs - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
snip .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
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Examples
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With a pair of huge tin snips, Ron snapped off the clips as I collected them.
Archive 2010-09-01 Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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Then use something like tin snips or large pruning shears and cut down the spin. then, just like a deer, cape the hide off the meat. then, just like a deer remove the back straps.
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With a pair of huge tin snips, Ron snapped off the clips as I collected them.
Farm Journal: Testosterone Rush, Farm Safety and Nostalgia Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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Then use something like tin snips or large pruning shears and cut down the spin. then, just like a deer, cape the hide off the meat. then, just like a deer remove the back straps.
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Other great reads from the Blogospheres (just "snips" - read in their entirety, please - if they weren't must reads, I wouldn't be linking to them):
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(link) I've been reading the book in snips of time.
ccfinlay: From the Dept. of Catwaxing ccfinlay 2005
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The upgrade required tin snips to fit the back port mask, and completely fubar’ed my IDE chain.
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I've noticed that at least some manufacturers are putting cuts into the clamshells, so that you can rip them open with your bare hands, instead of having to resort to tin snips.
Discourse.net: Amazon Charges a Premium for Packages You Can Actually Open 2009
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The researchers conducted a genome-wide association study and found several polymorphisms - single-letter DNA alterations - also known as "SNPs or" snips "- associated with reduced hemoglobin levels.
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The researchers conducted a genome-wide association study and found several polymorphisms - single-letter DNA alterations - also known as "SNPs or" snips "- associated with reduced hemoglobin levels.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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