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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pincer
pin·cer [pincer pincers pincered pincering] BrE [ˈpɪnsə(r)] NAmE [ˈpɪnsər] noun
1. pincersplural a tool made of two crossed pieces of metal, used for holding things firmly and pulling things, for example nails out of wood
•a pair of pincers
2. countable one of a pair of curved ↑claws of some types of animal, for example ↑crabs and ↑lobsters
•Crabs normally catch food with their pincers.
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French pincier ‘to pinch’.
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