pair of pincers

noun

A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.

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pincerspincertweezerpair of tweezers
OriginMiddle English paire of pynsours →
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Meanings

nounpair of pincers (plural pairs of pincers)

plural pairs of pincers

  1. A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.

    Synonyms: pincers

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.

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pincers

More synonyms by meaning

nouna hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping

Similar
pincertweezerpair of tweezers
Broader
hand tool
Also see
pair of tweezerspincerpincerstweezertweezers

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpaire of pynsours
  2. Englishpair of pincers

From Middle English paire of pynsours.

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