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 shellfish:
Crabs normally catch food with their pincers.
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