Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pinchers"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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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