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Definition of secateurs noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

secateurs

noun
 
/ˌsekəˈtɜːz/
 
/ˌsekəˈtɜːrz/
[plural] (British English)
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  1. a garden tool like a pair of strong scissors, used for cutting plant stems and small branches
    • a pair of secateurs
    Topics Gardensc2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: plural of French sécateur ‘cutter’, formed irregularly from Latin secare ‘to cut’.
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