PAIR OF PINCERS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping

Synonyms:

pair of pincers; pair of tweezers; pincer; tweezer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pair of pincers" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pair of pincers"):

roach clip; roach holder (metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach)

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