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pair of pincers

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Noun1.pair of pincers - a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for graspingpair of pincers - a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
pair of tweezers, pincer, tweezer
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
roach clip, roach holder - metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach
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Then turning round its body, by the aid of its posterior and narrow pair of pincers, it extracts the white albuminous substance.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
The same silence, and then, ere the host could oppose his design, Grimaud seized a pair of pincers he perceived in a corner and forced the bolt.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Yes,' said Mrs Wilfer, 'the man came himself with a pair of pincers, and took it off, and took it away.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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