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scissel

[ sis-uhl, siz- ]

noun

  1. the remains of a strip from which coin blanks have been cut; clippings.

scissel

/ ˈsɪsəl /

noun

  1. the waste metal left over from sheet metal after discs have been punched out of it

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scissel1

1615–25; < French cisaille, noun derivative of cisailler to clip. See chisel

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scissel1

C19: from French cisaille, from cisailler to clip

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