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How to pronounce secateurs in English?

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Type of pruning shears

Examples of secateurs

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Using sharp, clean secateurs, cut back until you reach firmer, non-glassy parts.
From the guardian.co.uk
I am not a prune-aholic by any means, and I don't become one with my secateurs.
From the ocregister.com
I'm like a rose sleuth with a bag and a pair of secateurs to see what I can find.
From the smh.com.au
There was an old guy, cutting flowers, I remember his big hands and secateurs.
From the smh.com.au
I work with my secateurs as fast as I can, praying for another resurrection.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It's spread by rain and can be carried from rose to rose on the blades of secateurs.
From the independent.co.uk
This is obtainable from most garden centres and can be cut with secateurs.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
Knowing when to put down the secateurs is as vital as knowing how to prune.
From the guardian.co.uk
I simply chop the clippings up with secateurs and place them onto the soil.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • Small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
  • Pruning shears, also called hand pruners, or secateurs (in British English), are a type of scissors for use with plants. They are strong enough to prune hard branches of trees and shrubs, sometimes up to two centimetres thick. ...
  • Small, handheld pruning shears
  • A pair of secateurs are used to cut prune trees and shrubs in the garden. You would call them hedge clippers or pruning shears.
  • A European word for bypass pruners.