Boltcutting quiz

[undyingking]

What would you call this?


[Poll #1247845]

Comments

[waistcoatmark.livejournal.com]

I;d call it a bolt-cutter if I couldn't see one and didn't have a mental image of one - 'cos that's what it is. It's a thing wot cuts bolts.

If I was looking at it, or had a mental image for some reason, then I'd think it was like a pair of scissors, and thus call it a pair of boltcutters.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Interesting! Are there other domestic objects that fall into this category of different names depending on whether you're looking at / visualizing them or not?