Definition of "pincers" [pin•cers]

• A grasping tool having a pair of jaws and handles pivoted together to work in opposition. (noun-plural)
• The articulated prehensile claws of certain arthropods, such as the lobster. (noun-plural)

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• "Under the pincers was a little half coagulated seminal fluid at the bottom of the vulva."
• "Plyers are a smaller kind of pincers, and are used for small work in the same way."
• "Such small articles as hat-cases, hand-bags, etc., are subjected to it; an officer devoted to the duty comes with a huge pair of 'pincers' with some neat little leaden discs, which he squeezes on the strings which have tied up the article."