secateurs

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Pronunciation

/ˈsɛk.əˌtɜːz/

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/ˈsɛk.əˌtɜːz/ · /ˈsɛk.əˌtɪəz/ · /ˈsek.ɘˌtɵːz/ · /ˈsek.əˌtiəz/

Definition of secateurs

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noun

(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, plural, plural-only)Small, handheld pruning shears.

“To start with, I'm going to arm myself with a saw, shears and secateurs to radically prune some of what's there.”

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Borrowed from French sécateurs, plural of sécateur, from Latin secō + -ateur.

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