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lopping shears

noun

, (sometimes used with a singular verb)
  1. long-handled pruning shears.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lopping shears1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

My list of essential tools would include at least a pair of work gloves, hand pruners, lopping shears and a pruning saw.

Odd-shaped tools like lopping shears can also be hung from the rails.

Basically, you use lopping shears or pruners to cut a stem at shoulder level and at knee level.

Basically, you use lopping shears or pruners to cut a stem at shoulder level and at knee level.

Overgrown shrubs or hedges can and should be transformed with a pair of lopping shears.

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