keritsimet — meaning in English

English meaning

• shear verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
• shears noun A large scissor-like cutting tool with two pivoting blades, used for tasks like trimming hedges or cutting sheet metal.

Senses

keritsimet is used for these senses in English:

• shear A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
• shears A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.

shear — full definition

1. verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
2. verb To cut through something cleanly, or to break suddenly under sideways force.
3. noun A force that pushes two parts of an object in opposite, parallel directions.

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