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Why are they called secateurs?

Why are they called secateurs? Let’s cut to it – secateurs (noun) derives from the French word sécateur , the etymology of which, comes from the Latin ‘ secare’, to cut. Pretty fitting for a pair of pruners! Pruning shears, also called hand pruners (in American English) or secateurs (in British English), are a type

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