Prun′ing-shears.
(Husbandry.) A jaw-tool for trimming trees, shrubs, and hedges, pruning fruittrees, vines, etc. Fig. 3985 shows several forms:— a is socketed on the end of a pole, and the movable jaw is worked by a cord and retracted by a spring. b has a chisel which is thrust endwise against the apposed jaw, being moved by a lever and toggle. The blade of c shuts into a slot in the opposite serrated jaw.
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