pincers

or pinch·ers

[ pin-serz or pin-cherz ]

/ ˈpɪn sərz or ˈpɪn tʃərz /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pincers ON THESAURUS.COM

noun (usually used with a plural verb)

a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).

Zoology. a grasping organ or pair of organs resembling this, as the claw of a lobster.

Origin of pincers

1300–50; Middle English pinsers, earlier pynceours, plural of *pinceour<Anglo-French pince(r) to pinch + -our-or²

Words nearby pincers

pin boy, pincement, pince-nez, pincer movement, pincer nail, pincers, pincers movement, pinch, Pinchback, pinch bar, pinchbeck

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Example sentences from the Web for pincers

With the pincers he picked up a bit of hot iron and dropped it hissing into the pail, which he pushed beneath the tent.
The Best Short Stories of 1920|Various
Another brother was deeply absorbed in snipping off bits of coiled brass wire with a pair of pincers.
Spanish Vistas|George Parsons Lathrop
They carefully pluck out the hair under the armpits and the pubic hair with a pair of pincers.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell
Quite on the spur of the moment Medlicott picked up the carpenter's pincers when his back was turned and handed them to me.
The Escaping Club|A. J. Evans

Our iron bar is capable of being twisted at its ends into spiral curves under heat, with the pincers (or even without, if thin).
The Bases of Design|Walter Crane

British Dictionary definitions for pincers

pincers

/ (ˈpɪnsəz) /

pl n

Also called: pair of pincers a gripping tool consisting of two hinged arms with handles at one end and, at the other, curved bevelled jaws that close on the workpiece: used esp for extracting nails

the pair or pairs of jointed grasping appendages in lobsters and certain other arthropods

Word Origin for pincers

C14: from Old French pinceour, from Old French pincier to pinch

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for pincers

pincers

[ pĭn′sərz ]

A jointed grasping claw of certain animals, such as lobsters and scorpions.

单词	pincers
释义	pincers or pinch·ers [ pin-serz or pin-cherz ] / ˈpɪn sərz or ˈpɪn tʃərz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pincers ON THESAURUS.COM noun (usually used with a plural verb) a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of). Zoology. a grasping organ or pair of organs resembling this, as the claw of a lobster. Origin of pincers 1300–50; Middle English pinsers, earlier pynceours, plural of *pinceour<Anglo-French pince(r) to pinch + -our-or² Words nearby pincers pin boy, pincement, pince-nez, pincer movement, pincer nail, pincers, pincers movement, pinch, Pinchback, pinch bar, pinchbeck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pincers With the pincers he picked up a bit of hot iron and dropped it hissing into the pail, which he pushed beneath the tent. The Best Short Stories of 1920\|Various Another brother was deeply absorbed in snipping off bits of coiled brass wire with a pair of pincers. Spanish Vistas\|George Parsons Lathrop They carefully pluck out the hair under the armpits and the pubic hair with a pair of pincers. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV\|R.V. Russell Quite on the spur of the moment Medlicott picked up the carpenter's pincers when his back was turned and handed them to me. The Escaping Club\|A. J. Evans Our iron bar is capable of being twisted at its ends into spiral curves under heat, with the pincers (or even without, if thin). The Bases of Design\|Walter Crane British Dictionary definitions for pincers pincers / (ˈpɪnsəz) / pl n Also called: pair of pincers a gripping tool consisting of two hinged arms with handles at one end and, at the other, curved bevelled jaws that close on the workpiece: used esp for extracting nails the pair or pairs of jointed grasping appendages in lobsters and certain other arthropods Word Origin for pincers C14: from Old French pinceour, from Old French pincier to pinch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pincers tongs, pliers, forceps Scientific definitions for pincers pincers [ pĭn′sərz ] A jointed grasping claw of certain animals, such as lobsters and scorpions. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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pincers

or pinch·ers

noun (usually used with a plural verb)

Origin of pincers

Words nearby pincers

Example sentences from the Web for pincers

British Dictionary definitions for pincers

pl n

Word Origin for pincers

Words related to pincers

Scientific definitions for pincers