Definition of Pincering

1. pincer [v] - See also: pincer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pincering

pinballers
pinballing
pinboard
pinboards
pinbone
pinbones
pincase
pincases
pince-nez
pincement
pincer
pincer attack
pincer nail
pincered
pincering (current term)
pincerlike
pincers
pinch
pinch-hit
pinch-hits
pinch-hitter
pinch-hitting
pinch and a punch for the first of the month
pinch bar
pinch cake
pinch effect
pinch graft
pinch hit

Literary usage of Pincering

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

1. Scribblings and Sketches, Diplomatic, Piscatory, and Oceanic by Edmund Carmick Watmough, William Linn Brown (1844)
"... their long pincering claws. The sea was swollen far beyond its natural boundaries. The streets of the village were overflowed, and where, ..."

2. The Analysis of the Hunting Field by Robert Smith Surtees, Henry Thomas Alken (1904)
"... hammer-and-pincering of the mere turf strider. Give us the horse that can go in deep as well as on grass, the nag that can creep as well as fly, ..."

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