The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
The act or operation of reaping.
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The material cut off in this way.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
Tending to cut or tear.
Large, heavily-constructed scissors or shears, operated by hand and used for cutting sheets of metal.