probe-pointed scissors

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probe-pointed scissors - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Probe \Probe\, n. (Surg.)
     An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances
     of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of
     for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc.
     --Parr.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Probe scissors, or Probe-pointed scissors (Surg.),
        scissors used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be
        thrust into the orifice, has a button at the end.
        --Wiseman.
        [1913 Webster]