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alligator shears

alligator shears is the plural of alligator shear.

Meaning of alligator shear

Noun

alligator shear (plural alligator shears)

  1. A metal-cutting shear with a hinged jaw, powered by a flywheel or hydraulic cylinder.

Questions about alligator shears

What is alligator shears the plural of?
Alligator shears is the plural of alligator shear.

Words near alligator shears in the dictionary

  1. alligator pears
  2. alligator pepper
  3. alligator saw
  4. alligator saws
  5. alligator shear
  6. alligator shears
  7. alligator snapping turtle
  8. alligator snapping turtles
  9. alligator squeezer
  10. alligator weed
  11. alligator wrench

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