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sax.

a pair of scissors; shears

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a pair of scissors; shears

    common-gender
    klippa med sax

  2. a foothold trap, a leghold trap; a steel trap

    common-gender

  3. scissors (type of fish trap)

    common-gender
    gäddsax

  4. any of various scissor-like tools

    common-gender · in-compounds

  5. scissors (high jump technique)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish sax (“single-bevel knife”), from Old Norse sax (“big work knife”), from Proto-Germanic *sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *sek-.

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