pincers
plural noun
- a tool with two parts pivoted together to form two handles and two jaws, used in gripping or nipping things
- Zool. a grasping claw, as of a crab or lobster; chela
See pincers in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pĭnˈsərz) also pinch·ers (pĭnˈchərz)
plural noun (used with a sing. or pl. verb)- A grasping tool having a pair of jaws and handles pivoted together to work in opposition.
- The articulated prehensile claws of certain arthropods, such as the lobster.
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