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Word entry · 6 letters

pincer

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"Crab claw"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪnsəɹ/Part of speech nounSorted ceinprStarts with PEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Grasping limb structure on some arthropods.

Word origin

From Middle English pynsor, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).

Used in a sentence

  • The minesweeper and the sea tug now came along either side, pincered the Vega, and seemed to be ushering it toward Moruroa, perhaps attempting to push the ketch inside the 12-mile limit.

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