2 Jan
2002
2 Jan
'02
11:57 a.m.
In message <01e101c193c9$a6924d40$8a0101ac@ibm23xhr06>, "John Allain"
writes:
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've often called them that, though I always envisioned the
spelling as dikes. I just figured it was a sort of contraction
of "diagonal cutters."
Brian L. Stuart