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Form of two-legged lifting device.
shears
sheers
shear legs
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shears
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shears
sheers
shear legs
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shears
"
1
If the
shears
are open, enter; if closed, do not risk it.
2
He wore a short canvas apron and carried
pruning
-
shears
in one hand.
3
They had no idea where Ture had disappeared to, with his
shears
.
4
There was no answer but the crisp snip, snip of the
shears
.
5
Father followed behind with the
shears
,
cutting and cracking the metal away.
1
I was troubled for my boats and
sheers
before the flood came.
2
Although when it comes to shutters and
sheers
,
you can't have both.
3
Nico ran back to the window and edged away the
sheers
.
4
Them
sheers
is sellin' fer clost onto a hundred and sixty.
5
A living room window, open, its white
sheers
billowing lazily in the draft.
1
First a pair of '
shear
legs
'
was erected on the southern side opposite the place where the railway from Buluwayo ended.
2
It had a friction crab hoist driven by an electric motor, both of which were fastened to the derrick frame between the
shear
legs
.
1
These boats carry a huge square sail set vertically from
sheer
legs
,
and are very fast.