pincer
noun/ˈpɪnsə(r)/
/ˈpɪnsər/
- pincers[plural] a tool made of two crossed pieces of metal, used for holding things and pulling things, for example nails out of wood
- a pair of pincers
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- [countable] one of a pair of curved claws of some types of animal, for example crabs and lobsters
- Crabs normally catch food with their pincers.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French pincier ‘to pinch’.
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