pin‧cer /ˈpɪnsə $ -ər/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: pincier 'to pinch']

1. [countable usually plural] one of the pair of claws that some shellfish and insects have, used for holding and cutting food, and for fighting

2. pincers [plural] a tool made of two crossed pieces of metal used for holding things tightly

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