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plier|ˈplaɪə(r)|
Also 6 plyar, 7–9 plyer.
[f. ply v. + -er1. Cf. F. plieur folder.]
1. One who plies: in various senses of the verb.
1673R. Head Canting Acad. 147 Going into a sinning⁓house..she found a young Plyer there. a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Plyer, a Crutch. 1725New Cant. Dict., Plyer..; also a Trader. 1827Hone Every-day Bk. II. 57 The companies alight,..without the aid of attendant pliers. 1872J. C. Jeaffreson Brides & Bridals (1873) II. 143 Solicited by a ‘plier’ to accompany him to a convenient tavern.
2. In pl. Pincers, usually small, having long jaws mostly with parallel surfaces, sometimes toothed; used for bending wire, manipulating small objects, etc.
1568–9in Swayne Sarum Churchw. Acc. (1896) 283 Paier of plyars, 6d. 1587L. Mascall Govt. Cattle, Hogges (1627) 271 With a paire of plyers bow and turne the points of the wyar into the holes of his nostrils. 1634Peacham Gentl. Exerc. i. xxvii. 94 Take it forth againe with a paire of pliers or small tongs, and light it at the fire. 1677Moxon Mech. Exerc. i. 6 Plyers are of two sorts, Flat Nos'd and Round Nos'd. Their office is to hold and fasten upon all small work, and to fit it in its place. 1833J. Holland Manuf. Metal II. 318 The pliers commonly used for cutting wire. |