PINCERS


Meaning of PINCERS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpɪnsəz ]

n.pl. 1 (also pair of pincers) a gripping-tool resembling scissors but with blunt usu. concave jaws to hold a nail etc. for extraction. 2 the front claws of lobsters and some other crustaceans. øpincer movement Mil. a movement by two wings of an army converging on the enemy. [ME pinsers, pinsours f. AF f. OF pincier PINCH]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.