Etymology

toshear

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Today it means: To cut in two. Full definition →

Middle English tosheren ← Old English tōsceran
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  1. Old English · inherited fromtōsceran“to cut apart”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtosheren
  3. English todaytoshear

From Middle English tosheren, from Old English tōsceran (“to cut apart”), equivalent to to- + shear.

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