throatless shear

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throatless shear

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From the absence of a throat down which the metal being cut must be fed, a feature that allows metal to be freely moved around the cutting blade.

noun throatless shears

  1. A cutting tool used to make complex straight and curved cuts in sheet metal.

    Similar: lever shears, bench shears

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@misc{throatless_shear_2026,
  title = {throatless shear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/throatless%20shear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}