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Pliers   /plˈaɪərz/   Listen
Pliers

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



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"Pliers" Quotes from Famous Books



... has a daredevil way with the women, as have all men whose calling is a hazardous one. Chet was a crack workman. He could shinny up a pole, strap his emergency belt, open his tool kit, wield his pliers with expert deftness, and climb down again in record time. It was his pleasure—and seemingly the pleasure and privilege of all lineman's gangs the world over—to whistle blithely and to call impudently to any passing petticoat that caught ...
— One Basket • Edna Ferber



Words linked to "Pliers" :   jaw, compound lever, hand tool, plural form, plural



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