pincer (n.)

  1. a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping

    [ Syn: pair of pincers , tweezer , pair of tweezers ]

  2. a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

    [ Syn: claw , chela , nipper ]

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