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Pair of pliers   /pɛr əv plˈaɪərz/   Listen
Pair of pliers

noun
1.
A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws.  Synonyms: pliers, plyers.





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"Pair of pliers" Quotes from Famous Books



... shank of the hook, and then to push the remainder of it through the ear. It was no easy matter, however, to break the steel. Every time the hook was touched Joe winced with pain; but finally Tom managed to break the shank with the aid of the pair of pliers that formed part of the stores. The hook was then gently and firmly pressed through the ...
— Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various


Words linked to "Pair of pliers" :   pump-type pliers, compound lever, jaw, locking pliers, plural form, hand tool, needlenose pliers, rib joint pliers, slip-joint pliers, pliers, plural


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