secateurs

[ US /ˈseɪkətɝz/ ]
[ UK /sˌɛkɐtˈɜːz/ ]

NOUN

small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface

How To Use secateurs In A Sentence

As native shrubs finish flowering, snip the dead flowers off with the secateurs.
Snips are ideal for dead-heading and secateurs for trimming branches up to 2cm, but thicker branches need loppers. The Sun
We tend to use the same few tools spade, fork, rake, trowel, secateurs and watering can throughout our gardening careers.
Use loppers or secateurs and cut back last year's growth to within just two buds from the main framework.
Inside, there's a brush, a mini shovel for filling pots, a grubber for weeding and a pair of secateurs. Times, Sunday Times
Under a pile of mothy tea-cosies I found a pair of secateurs returned from the ironmongers with a brown label attached, dated 1956 and inscribed "Not Worth Repair". Hancox: All under one roof
Small hand trowels, secateurs or a new pair of gardening gloves are also favourites.
Aunt Amelia-Mother-" She put the secateurs down and turned to face me. LORD OF THE SILENT
Gladys waved the secateurs in a threatening arc towards the upstairs window. TICKLED PINK
If there is a moment, I still get my spades, forks and secateurs and go out and do some work.