guillotine shears

noun

A heavy-duty machine for cutting thick materials with a straight, downward blade motion for high precision.

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Meanings

noun

alternative guillotine shear

  1. A heavy-duty machine for cutting thick materials with a straight, downward blade motion for high precision.

Origin

From guillotine + shears

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guillotine shears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guillotine%20shears

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“guillotine shears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guillotine%20shears. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guillotine shears,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guillotine%20shears.

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