pincers en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɪnsəɹz/
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Etymology
From Middle English pynsours, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of pincer
form of pincer
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(plural, plural-only) A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
Milk formed their chief diet, and this they were supposed to imbibe from the witch herself, from a third "teat" which had been made beneath the arm by a nip from the Devil's pincers.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 107:
- (plural, plural-only) The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.
Relateds
Synonyms
chelae · pinchers · nippers · claws · forceps · pair of pincers
Translations (114)
sv hovtång (gripping tool) · ka მარწუხი (gripping tool) · cs klepeta (front claws) · pt pinça (gripping tool) · ro clește (gripping tool) · de Kneifzange (gripping tool) · ta இடுக்கி (front claws) · ro clește (front claws) · tl bahaypato (gripping tool) · it tenaglia (gripping tool) · th คีม (gripping tool) · ca tenalles (gripping tool) · pl obcęgi (gripping tool) · uk клі́щі (gripping tool) · es pinzas (gripping tool) · cmn 鉗子 /钳子 (gripping tool) · izh pihet (gripping tool) · az kəlbətin (gripping tool) · izh pihet (front claws) · be кле́шчы (gripping tool) · vi kìm (gripping tool) · et näpitsad (gripping tool) · fa انبردست (gripping tool) · uk обце́ньки (gripping tool) · tr kıskaç (front claws) · rad pen (gripping tool) · it pinze (front claws) · ru кле́щи (gripping tool) · fr tenaille (gripping tool) · ba ҡыпсыуыр (gripping tool) · tg анбӯр (gripping tool) · fr pinces (gripping tool) · de Kantenzange (gripping tool) · ru клешня́ (front claws) · fa انبرک (gripping tool) · gl tenaces (gripping tool) · sv kniptång (gripping tool) · uk щи́пці (gripping tool) · mk клешти (gripping tool) · cs kleště (gripping tool) · ce морзах (gripping tool) · hy աքցան (gripping tool) · bg щи́пци (front claws) · fr pinces (front claws) · es tenazas (front claws) · sh kléšte (gripping tool) · ga ordóg (front claws) · dsb klěšće (front claws) · io tenalio (gripping tool) · dsb klěšće (gripping tool) · roa-opt tẽaz (gripping tool) · hu harapófogó (gripping tool) · ru щипцы́ (gripping tool) · uz qisqich (gripping tool) · et naelatangid (gripping tool) · la forceps (gripping tool) · es pinzas (front claws) · et sõrad (front claws) · fa انبر (gripping tool) · th ก้าม (front claws) · es tenazas (gripping tool) · vi kềm (gripping tool) · ba ҡыпһыуыр (gripping tool) · sh klijéšte (gripping tool) · ru клешни́ (front claws) · be шчыпцы́ (gripping tool) · ar كَلْبَتَان (gripping tool) · ko 펜치 (gripping tool) · de Krebsschere (front claws) · pl kleszcze (gripping tool) · ota قیصاج (gripping tool) · bg кле́щи (gripping tool) · fi sakset (front claws) · sh кле́ште (gripping tool) · nn klo (front claws) · ja ペンチ (gripping tool) · sh клије́ште (gripping tool) · nb knipetang (gripping tool) · cmn 鉗 /钳 (gripping tool) · de Beißzange (gripping tool) · fi hohtimet (gripping tool) · ta கொடுக்கு (front claws) · ja 矢床 (gripping tool) · pt tenaz (gripping tool) · nb klo (front claws) · ga teanchair (gripping tool) · nn tong (gripping tool) · sl klešče (gripping tool) · tr kerpeten (gripping tool) · io pinco (gripping tool) · izh pihtelet (gripping tool) · ta இடுக்கி (gripping tool) · pt patolas (front claws) · de Monierzange (gripping tool) · rif iɣendan (gripping tool) · sk kliešte (gripping tool) · ota كرپدن (gripping tool) · alt кыскаш (gripping tool) · el τανάλια (gripping tool) · ast boca (front claws) · ja やっとこ (gripping tool) · be абцугі́ (gripping tool) · ko 못뽑이 (gripping tool) · es tenaza (gripping tool) · ko 족집게 (gripping tool) · nl knijptang (gripping tool) · mi kuku (gripping tool) · klj ambur (gripping tool) · nn knipetong (gripping tool) · nb tang (gripping tool) · rup cleashti (gripping tool) · uz ombur (gripping tool) · ka მაშები (gripping tool) · sv tång (gripping tool)