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seca·teurs (sek′ə tərz)

plural noun

Chiefly Brit. shears used for pruning

Etymology: < Fr secateur < L secare, to cut (see saw) + Fr -ateur < L -ator, -ator

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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