Shears

A large pair of sci ors used for cutting wool from sheep or their skins, also the nap of cloth. Shear steel is prepared from blistered steel by repeated heating, rolling, and tilting to increase its malleability and finene of texture. Two or more poles fastened together at or near the top, and steadied by a guy from which pul¬ leys and ropes are hung for lifting weights or unstepping the lower masts of ships, are called shears.