tinsnipsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

tinsnips (複数形 tinsnips)

1. (countable, 複数形 in form, usually with a 複数形 verb) A kind of snips resembling scissors.

別の表記

• tinsnips

名詞

tin snips pl (複数形 only)

1. Large, heavily-constructed scissors or shears, operated by hand and used for cutting sheets of metal.
   • 1934 Aug. 30, "A Fast-Moving Narrative," New York Times, Books Section, p. 21:

     My husband spent the next day inside the plane, cutting out an unused gasoline tank, piece by piece, with tin snips.

   • 1957 May 4, "Curved-Blade Snips," Calgary Herald (Canada), p. 23 (retrieved 28 June 2012):

     If you plan to do much work sheet metal, a pair of curved-blade tin snips will save wear and tear on your nerves in the long run.

   • 2004 Oct. 24, Tim Carter, "Ask the Builder," Telegraph Herald (Iowa, USA), p. 5E (retrieved 28 June 2012):

     This bend eliminates unsightly waviness that often develops as you cut the copper with a tin snips.

同意語

• tinner snips
• tinner's snips