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Pincer
pincer
(pincers) 1. Pincers consist of two pieces of metal that are hinged in the middle. They are used as a tool for gripping things or for pulling things out. His surgical instruments were a knife and a pair of pincers. N-PLURAL: also a pair of N 2. The pincers of an animal such as a crab or a lobster are its front claws. N-COUNT: usu pl
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noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Middle English pinceour, from Anglo-French *pinceour, pinchure, from Anglo-French *pincher, ~ to pinch, from Vulgar Latin *pinctiare, *punctiare, from Latin punctum puncture — more at point Date: 14th century 1. an instrument having two short handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot and used for gripping things 2. a claw (as of a lobster) resembling a pair of ~s ; chela 3. ~ movement • ~like adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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~ n 1 C usually plural one of the pair of claws (claw1 (3)) that some shellfish and insects have, used for holding and cutting food, and for fighting 2 pincers a tool made of two crossed pieces of metal used for holding things tightly ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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