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Definition of: pincers
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(pin′sərz) noun plural (sometimes construed as singular)
1. An instrument having two handles and a pair of jaws working on a pivot, used for holding objects.
2. Zool. A nipper-like organ, as the chela of a lobster. Also spelled pinchers. [ME pinsours, appar. <AF pincer, OF pincier pinch]
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