Pinchers

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • noun-plural. Variant of pincers.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Plural form of pincher.
  • n. Alternative form of pincers.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun-plural. An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as pincers.
  • n. A tool for splicing wire rigging.
  • Word Usage
    "Now, not surprisingly, the suggestion that Jews are excellent penny pinchers, which is an old stereotype, offended many and triggered a wave of denunciations."