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Webster 1913 Edition
Pliers
Pli′ers
,Noun.
pl.
[From
Ply
to bend, fold.] A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, – used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pliers
PLI'ERS
,Noun.
plu.