Meanings
nounthroatless shear (plural throatless shears)
plural throatless shears
- A cutting tool used to make complex straight and curved cuts in sheet metal.
Synonyms: lever shears, bench shears
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cutting tool used to make complex straight and curved cuts in sheet metal.
Similar
lever shearsbench shears
Also see
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch hefboomschaar, hefboomplaatschaar
- hefboomschaarTranslations
- hefboomplaatschaarTranslations
French cisaille à levier
- cisaille à levierTranslations
German Handhebelschere, Hebelschere
- HandhebelschereTranslations
- HebelschereTranslations
Italian cesoia a leva
- cesoia a levaTranslations
Polish gilotyna ręczna, gilotyna ręczna do blachy
- gilotyna ręcznaTranslations
- gilotyna ręczna do blachyTranslations
- ręczna gilotyna do cięcia blachyTranslations
Portuguese cisalha de alavanca, cisalha
- cisalha de alavancaTranslations
- cisalhaTranslations
Spanish cizalla de palanca, cizalla
- cizalla de palancaTranslations
- cizallaTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with throatless shear
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APA
throatless shear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throatless%20shear
MLA
“throatless shear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throatless%20shear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throatless shear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throatless%20shear.
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