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pincers

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪnsəɹz/

The English word “pincers” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
  2. The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.

Etymology

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

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