Loppers are a type of scissors used for pruning twigs and small branches. They're the largest type of manual garden cutting tool. They're usually operated with two hands, and the handles may be around 65 cm long to give good leverage. Some have telescopic handles which can be extended to a length of two metres, in order to increase leverage and to reach high branches on a tree. The word lopper can be used in the singular or the plural, with precisely the same meaning. The plural form, most comm… (More on Loppers)