Pinchers

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pinchers \Pinch"ers\, n. pl. [From {Pinch}.]
     An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws
     working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held
     fast, drawing nails, etc.
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     Note: This spelling is preferable to pincers, both on account
           of its derivation from the English pinch, and because
           it represents the common pronunciation.
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