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pincers definition

pin·cers (pinsərz)

plural noun

  1. a tool with two parts pivoted together to form two handles and two jaws, used in gripping or nipping things
  2. Zool. a grasping claw, as of a crab or lobster; chela

Etymology: ME pinsours < OFr pincier, to pinch

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