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Pincers

//ˈpɪnsəɹz// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of pincer form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws. plural, plural-only

    "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."

  3. 3
    The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters. plural, plural-only

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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