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2. : A device, sometimes powered by explosives, mounted on the bow of a submarine to cut through anti-submarine netting. 3. : A scissors-like or pistol-powered device on the nose of a torpedo intended to assist the torpedo in breaking through torpedo net s. net laying ship
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Before pinking scissors were invented, a pinking punch or pinking iron was used to punch out a decorative hem on a garment. The punch would be hammered by a mallet against a hard surface and the punch would cut through the fabric. [1] [2] In 1874, Eliza P. Welch patented an improved design for a pinking iron, which featured a pair of handles ...
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman ...
The thin cutting edges of knife blades, such as those of a pair of scissors, are always ground lengthwise. The thin cutting edges of knife blades are particularly susceptible. The simplest device, which can still be seen in folklore museums, is a mobile, elongated and open water box, into which the round whetstone protrudes halfway from the top ...
Scissors jump, a name for a high jump method; Scissors, an attacking move in rugby league football, see Glossary of rugby league terms; Scissor kick, also known as the bicycle kick, an aerial kick in association football (soccer) Pommel horse, a male gymnastics exercise also known as Scissors; Tribadism, a sex act also known as scissoring
Scissors cut material by applying at the cutting location a local shear stress which exceeds the material's shear strength. Some scissors have an appendage, called a finger brace or finger tang, below the index finger hole for the middle finger to rest on to provide for better control and more power in precision cutting.