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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.

Pruning-shears.

In d the parts are so swiveled together on two centers and a sliding joint as to make a draw-cut.

e is a single-handed implement.

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