Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pliers"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pliers \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pliers
n : a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually)
serrated jaws [syn: {pair of pliers}, {plyers}]
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