nail-clippers

Noun

nail clippers pl (plural only)

1. (plural, plural-only) A mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails.
   • After their argument, Sprewell showed enormous restraint and presence of mind by not whipping out a pair of nail clippers and trimming his coach’s fingernails – an act for which he could have been seriously punished.1998 March 6, Donna Britt, “High Time for a Major Reality Check”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2017
2. (plural, plural-only) A mechanical device used to trim animals' claws.