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   Pin·cer

   /ˈpin(t)sər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a tool made of two pieces of metal with blunt concave jaws that are arranged like the blades of scissors, used for gripping and pulling things.
   • 2. a hinged and sharply pointed organ used by an arthropod for feeding or defense, as the mandibles of an insect, or each of the chelae of a crab, lobster, or scorpion.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French pincier ‘to pinch’.

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