pincers
Noun
- a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
- a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
- plural of pincer
- A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
- The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English pynsours, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).
Synonyms
chela, claw, nipper, pair of pincers, pair of tweezers, pincer, tweezer, chelae, claws, forceps, nippers, pinchers
Scrabble Score: 11
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