skärsax

Swedish

Etymology

From skära +‎ sax. Probably because its shape is similar to the scissors popular in old time, when scissors were made of one single piece metal without the pin (although the glass tool is never sharp enough to be considered as scissors).

Noun

skärsax c

1. (glassblowing) a tool used in manual production of glass objects (like bottles or wine glasses). Usually is always kept smeared with carnauba wax.

Declension

Declension of skärsax

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skärsax	skärsax
	definite	skärsaxen	skärsaxens
plural	indefinite	skärsaxar	skärsaxars
	definite	skärsaxarna	skärsaxarnas