> square nosed pliers/wire cutters. Later to learn them
> by a seemingly more proper name of "Bull Nose Pliers".
If I understand correctly the tool you're referring
to here, I think I've heard/seen them referred to as
"Lineman's Pliers"
Chris 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?
>
> I learned that Dykes were the square nosed pliers/wire cutters. Later to
> learn them by a seemingly more proper name of "Bull Nose Pliers". And I
> have heard the triangular headed ones called Dykes as well, but I have
> always just called them wire cutters (but I interchange Dykes and Bull
> Nose pliers all the time for the other ones.)
>
> I have NO idea if these are the right terms (I would lean towards
> thinking Bull Nose is correct, but I tend to doubt Dykes is anything more
> than an used term)
>
> -chris
>
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Received on Thu Jan 03 2002 - 04:55:57 GMT