PINCERS
\pˈɪnsəz], \pˈɪnsəz], \p_ˈɪ_n_s_ə_z]\
Definitions of PINCERS
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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An instrument with two handles and two jaws working on a pivot, used for gripping things; nippers. Also, pinchers.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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An instr. consisting of two parts moving on a pin, for griping, squeezing, or holding fast; an instr. for drawing out, as nails; the claws of certain animals, as of a beetle or crab.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Prehensile claws, as of lobster; chelae of Insects; chelicerae of Arachnids.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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