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Webster 1913 Edition
Pinchers
Pinch′ers
,Noun.
pl.
[From
Pinch
.] An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; – used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc.
☞ This spelling is preferable to pincers, both on account of its derivation from the English pinch, and because it represents the common pronunciation.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pinchers
PINCH'ERS
,Noun.
plu.
An instrument for drawing nails from boards and the like, or for griping things to be held fast.