Nomenclature (was: Crescent wrenches

From: Chris Kennedy <chris_at_mainecoon.com>
Date: Wed Jan 2 14:28:46 2002

John Allain wrote:

> Old Boss of mine called the larger triangular headed
> snippers (sim.: Xelite wire cutter) "Dykes". Any word
> on this... word. Is this a correct term?

Sure -- derived from "diagonal cutters"...

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