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tinsnips
tinsnips, n. pl. Also tin snips. [f. tin n. + snip n. 8 (pl.).] A pair of hand-held clippers used for cutting (sheet) metal. Cf. tinmen's snips s.v. tinman 2.1944 Living off Land vii. 131 Materials required are: four sound kerosene tins, tin snips, soldering-iron and flux. 1947 J. Conroy Midland Hum...
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tinman
tinman (ˈtɪnmən) [f. tin n. + man n.] 1. A man who works in or with tin; a tinsmith; a dealer in tin-ware. In Cornwall, a man employed in dressing tin ore. Also transf. a ship engaged in the carriage of tin ore.1611 Cotgr., Estamier, a Tynner, Tynne-man; Pewterer. 1667 Lond. Gaz. No. 154/1 A New Eng...
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snip
▪ I. snip, n. (snɪp) Also 6–8 snippe, 6 snypp, 7 snipp. [Related to snip v., and in some senses perh. directly of LG. origin: cf. LG. snip (G. dial. schnipf, schnipp) and snippe a small piece, etc., Du. and Fris. snip a snappish girl or woman.] I. 1. a. A small piece or slip, esp. of cloth, cut off ...
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