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Pincers definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PINCERS, an erroneous orthography of pinchers,which see.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n.pl. 1 (also pair of pincers) a gripping-tool resembling scissors but with blunt usu. concave jaws to hold a nail etc. for extraction. 2 the front claws of lobsters and some other crustaceans. Phrases and idioms: pincer movement Mil. a movement by two wings of an army converging on the enemy. Etymology: ME pinsers, pinsours f. AF f. OF pincier PINCH

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pincers Pin"cers, n. pl. [Cf. F. pince pinchers, fr. pincer to pinch. See Pinch, Pinchers.] See Pinchers.

Moby Thesaurus

alum, aspirator, astringent, clamp, claws, clutches, compressor, constrictor, contractor, corkscrew, crowbar, digits, extractor, fangs, fingernails, fingers, forceps, hands, hooks, jaws, mandibles, maxillae, meathooks, mitts, nails, nippers, palm, pincer, pipette, pliers, pounces, press, pump, separator, siphon, styptic, styptic pencil, talons, teeth, tweezers, unguals, ungulae, vacuum pump, vise, wringer