loppers

Two-handled pruning shears

Loppers are a gardening tool for cutting branches, essentially heavy-duty shears with long handles for leverage.

The extended handles let you reach higher branches and apply more force than hand pruners allow: I need the loppers for these thick stems.

The word is almost always plural, like scissors or pliers.

pruning

shears

Heavy-duty cutting blades

clippersHandheld cutting implements
trimmerCutting or pruning device
secateursGarden cutting tool

deadheading · thinning · shaping · trimming · hedge · bonsai · espalier · topiary · orchard · vineyard

cutting

sever

Cut apart completely

chopQuick forceful slice
slicePortion cut off
shearLateral sliding force

snip · cleave · truncate · hew · bypass · ratchet · anvil · blades · clean-cut · notch

tool

handles

Grasping parts or manages

telescopicExtending via nested tubes
extendableAble to increase length
ergonomicDesigned for bodily efficiency

grip · forged · steel · long-handled · ratcheting · geared · compound · lightweight · heavy-duty · leverage

sharpness

keen

Sharp or enthusiastic

honedSharpened or refined
edgeBoundary or sharpness
bladeFlat cutting edge

whetstone · sharpening · strop · grindstone · file · cutting-edge · dull · maintenance · oiled

Categories

farm toolspitchfork, hoe, rake, shovel, plow
cuttersknife, blade, scissors, shears, cutter
garden suppliesrake, planters, hoe, shovel, pots
garden toolshand trowel, trowel, hoe, rake, spade
gardening toolstrowel, pruning shears, watering can, garden fork, spade
hand toolsscrewdriver, wrench, hammer, pliers, saw

Opposites

cutting mechanism/tool type

lopperspruning saw

Curved blade for branches

hand saw · chainsaw · bow saw · scissors · knife

garden tool function

lopperstrowel

Flat blade for spreading

dibber · seed planter · bulb planter · watering can · garden hose

function/purpose

lopperswatering can

Spouted vessel for plants

cultivator · hose · grow lights · compost bin · mulch

Phrases

lopped offCut off roughly

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G