pincers

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/ˈpɪnsəɹz/

Definition of pincers

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noun

(form-of, plural)plural of pincer
(plural, plural-only)A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.

“Milk formed their chief diet, and this they were supposed to imbibe from the witch herself, from a third "teat" which had been made beneath the arm by a nip from the Devil's pincers.”
(plural, plural-only)The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.

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From Middle English pynsours, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).

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