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Meanings of sheer legs in inglés

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Form of two-legged lifting device.

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        Examples for "shears"
        Examples for "shears"
        1
        If the shears are open, enter; if closed, do not risk it.
        Italian Popular Tales
        2
        He wore a short canvas apron and carried pruning-shears in one hand.
        Aunt Jane's Nieces
        3
        They had no idea where Ture had disappeared to, with his shears.
        A bridge to the stars
        4
        There was no answer but the crisp snip, snip of the shears.
        Walter and the Wireless
        5
        Father followed behind with the shears, cutting and cracking the metal away.
        Earth Unaware
        1
        I was troubled for my boats and sheers before the flood came.
        The Bridge-Builders
        2
        Although when it comes to shutters and sheers, you can't have both.
        News.com.au
        3
        Nico ran back to the window and edged away the sheers.
        Exposure
        4
        Them sheers is sellin' fer clost onto a hundred and sixty.
        The Titan
        5
        A living room window, open, its white sheers billowing lazily in the draft.
        Miller's crossing
        1
        First a pair of ' shear legs' was erected on the southern side opposite the place where the railway from Buluwayo ended.
        Chatterbox, 1906
        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.
        Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs
        Usage of sheer legs in inglés
        1
        These boats carry a huge square sail set vertically from sheer legs, and are very fast.
        An Australian in China / Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey ...