pincers noun pl. (also treated as sing.). ['pɪnsǝz] ME.[Anglo-Norman, = Old French pincier PINCH verb: see -ER2. See also PINCER noun.]1. Treated as
pl. & (occas.)
sing. A pair of blunt usu. concave pivoting jaws attached to handles, resembling scissors but used as a gripping tool. Also
pair of pincers.
ME.Essentials Use pincers to remove the old..nails.2. Zoology. Treated as
pl. A grasping or gripping organ formed by two opposed hinged claws, mandibles, etc.; a structure resembling such an organ.
M17.3. Treated as
sing. =
pincer movement s.v.
PINCER noun.
M20.■ J. A. Michener A stupendous march north in an effort to create a pincers.► In attrib. use & in comb. usu. in sing.
PINCER.
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