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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. How do you call diagonal pliers in the UK?

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• Start date Start date Jul 18, 2014

Quinny66

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Saint Petersburg Russian - Russia <What do you call diagonal pliers in the UK?> Here's the photo: http://images.palcdn.com/hlr-system...0.jpg?_v=5a94e708-b43a-47fc-b9d2-56110847a5a6 Last edited by a moderator: Jul 18, 2014

Greyfriar

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Isle of Wight, Southern England British English Hello. They are called diagonal cutting pliers.

Enquiring Mind

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UK/Česká republika English - the King's Conversationally I'd call them wire cutters. [What, not 'how', do you call ... ]

natkretep

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Singapore English (Singapore/UK), basic Chinese B&Q, the DIY store, calls them wire cutters or diagonal cutting pliers. See here and here. See also Wikipedia:

Diagonal pliers (or wire cutters or diagonal cutting pliers or diagonal cutters) are pliers intended for the cutting of wire (they are generally not used to grab or turn anything). The plane defined by the cutting edges of the jaws intersects the joint rivet at an angle or "on a diagonal", hence the name.... Diags or Dikes (a portmanteau of "Diagonal CutterS" is pronounced "dikes") – as in the phrase "a pair of dikes" or "hand me those dikes" – is jargon used especially in the electrical industry, to describe diagonal pliers. Dike can also be used as a verb, such as in the idiom "when in doubt, dike it out". In the United Kingdom and Ireland, diagonal pliers are commonly referred to as snips, and in Australia and Canada they are often referred to as side cutters. Click to expand...

Quinny66

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Saint Petersburg Russian - Russia Thank you very much everybody. You helped a lot. Special thanks to Enquiring Mind for the correction

RM1(SS)

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Connecticut English - US (Midwest) And thanks to natkretep for the Wiki quote - we always called them "dikes" in the navy, but I never knew where the term came from. You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Bluesky LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Share Link

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