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locking pliers

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noun

(usually used with a plural verb)
  1. pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.


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From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 7, 1919. by Various

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