/ ˈpɪnsə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
pincers [ pl. ] a tool made of two crossed pieces of metal, used for holding things firmly and pulling things, for example nails out of wood :
a pair of pincers
2.
[ C ] one of a pair of curved claws of some types of animal, for example crabs and lobsters
—picture at crab
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French , from Old French pincier to pinch.