tinsnips

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noun

A kind of snips resembling scissors.

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snips
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Meanings

nountinsnips (plural tinsnips)

alternative tin snips

  1. countablepluralusuallyA kind of snips resembling scissors.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal

Similar
snips
Broader
shears
Also see
snips

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tin + snips.

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Cite this entry
APA

tinsnips. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinsnips

MLA

“tinsnips.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinsnips. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tinsnips,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinsnips.

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