nail-trimmer

See also: nail trimmer

English

Noun

nail-trimmer (plural nail-trimmers)

  1. Alternative form of nail trimmer.
    • 1849 May 14, The Morning Post, number 23,536, London, →OCLC, page 7, column 6:
      EVERY REQUISITE for the TOILET at ROBINSON’S Haircutting, Perfumery, and Ornamental Hair Depot, […] Ivory Toothpick Brushes and Nail-trimmers; […]
    • 2009 October 31, Marty Becker, Gina Spadafori, “Scratch-happy: Cat trees, training, trimming offer alternatives to declawing”, in The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton, N.B., →ISSN, →OCLC, page E10, column 4:
      It’s best to start clipping nail tips when your cat’s a kitten, but most adult cats can learn to tolerate the procedure. Use a regular human nail-trimmer, and be patient as your cat learns to tolerate having the very tip nipped.
    • 2014 May 8, Will Durst, “Ridiculous hues in the spotlight”, in Alan Wooten, editor, The Daily Dispatch, volume C, number 110, Henderson, N.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A8, column 4:
      He’s even prohibited from using the word clippers. From now on, the Sterling household will only stock nail-trimmers and beard-scissors in their medicine cabinet.
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