pincers
noun
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used withpair of ).
pinchers
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a variation of
pincers.
Example Sentences
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Pebble pinchers are being asked to return them to a popular tourist beach in an effort to claw back stones that are key for coastal defences.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
Yeung also questioned why Tesla opted for its robot to have a human-like hand with five fingers, noting “there’s a reason why” warehouse robots developed by startup firms use pinchers with two or three fingers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
Scorpions with slender pinchers were also on the deadlier side, they determined.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2022
I think it will delight romantics and disgust penny pinchers.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2021
Her wiry little arms were like crayfish pinchers.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
