pincers.
A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
Meaning & usage
A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English pynsours, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).
plural of pincer
Where this word comes from
From Middle English pynsours, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).
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