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Definition of Pincers

1. n. pl. See Pinchers.

Definition of Pincers

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

2. Noun. The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters. ¹

3. Noun. (plural of pincer #English pincer) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pincers

1. pincer [n] - See also: pincer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pincers

Literary usage of Pincers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Universe: Or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little by Félix-Archimède Pouchet (1884)
"Those of the working- bee are perfect master-pieces; they exhibit at one and the same time a basket, a brush, and a pair of pincers. The brush is an article ..."

2. A Manual of Blow-pipe Analysis: And Determinative Mineralogy by William Elderhorst (1867)
"... Examination in the Platinum-pointed pincers. §31. This experiment serves a double purpose. It acquaints us with the degree of fusibility of the assay, ..."

3. The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or The Gentleman's Companion: for Town and (1800)
"The pincers, which come the ... in a few days he puts out four, which are called pincers, or nippers ; foon after appear ... the fame rule as the pincers. ..."

4. Life-zone Indicators in California by Harvey Monroe Hall, Marcos Sastre, William Hamilton Gibson, Joseph Grinnell (1919)
"... of the first gun, or diving-bell, or lathe, to say nothing of propellers, water-proof cement, log-cabins, javelins, scissors, and even—pincers! ..."

5. Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries by William Fordyce Mavor, Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) (1797)
"They left fome money for him on the rock; for the Capuchins touch no money except with a pair of pincers, which convey it to their fack or cowl, ..."

6. A Manual of Blowpipe-analysis, and Determinative Mineralogy by William Elderhorst (1861)
"Examination in the Platinum-pointed pincers. $ 31. This experiment serves a double purpose. It acquaints us with the degree of fusibility of the assay, ..."

7. Flashlights on Nature by Grant Allen (1905)
"THE USE OF THE pincers. pair of legs, but no wings; they have a long, jointed abdomen ; and at its end they have two appendages, which, ..."

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