guillotine shears

noun

Etymology

From guillotine + shears

Definitions

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

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

The neighborhood

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