(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:00:53

Pinch"ing, a.

Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.

Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4. -- Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n.

 

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