Pliers

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:04:21

Pli"ers (?), n. pl. [From Ply to bend, fold.]

A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc.

 

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