He handed her the 'scissors'. = He handed her a pair of 'scissors'.
(..) I will clean the apartment for two months. I'll give this to you now, if you tell me where we keep the dustpan. So were you in Nam? - Rock, paper, scissors? - Gotcha. One, two, three. Yes! Fine. Go have sex. No! You have got it completely wrong! (..)1996 TvShow: Friends Title: The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies Season: 2 Episode 18