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present tense third-person singular of scissor
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as in saws, hacksaws
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24 Feb 2020
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“Scissors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scissors. Accessed 1 Apr. 2020.
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