Piercer

2 definitions found

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

  Piercel \Pier"cel\, n. [Cf. F. perce.]
     A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks; -- called also
     {piercer}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Piercer \Pier"cer\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, pierces or perforates;
        specifically:
        (a) An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto.
        (b) A piercel.
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     2. (Zool.)
        (a) The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect.
        (b) An insect provided with an ovipositor.
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