pincer
noun
[ ˈpɪnsə ]
• a tool made of two pieces of metal with blunt concave jaws that are arranged like the blades of scissors, used for gripping and pulling things.
• a hinged and sharply pointed organ used by an arthropod for feeding or defence, as the mandibles of an insect, or each of the chelae of a crab, lobster, or scorpion.
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French pincier ‘to pinch’.
