† abˈscissor Obs. rare—1.
[f. L. absciss- ppl. stem of abscind-ĕre + -or; as if a. L. *abscissor.]
One that tears or rends asunder.
| 1647 Lilly Christian Astr. xxviii. 184 We may justly call him Strong, Hurtfull, Destroyer, Abscissor, because he onely destroys and perverts the nature of the Question. |