"clipshear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clipshears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clipshear (plural clipshears)
  1. (Scotland) Earwig Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Earwigs

Inflected forms

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