shears
pl n
a large scissors, as for cutting cloth, jointing poultry, etc.
b a large scissor-like and usually hand-held cutting tool with flat blades, as for cutting hedges
2 any of various analogous cutting or clipping implements or machines
4 ♦
off the shears (Austral) informal (of a sheep) newly shorn
pinking shears
pl n scissors with a serrated edge on one or both blades, producing a wavy edge to material cut, thus preventing fraying