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pin·cer   (pĭn'sər)   
n.  

  1. An object resembling one of the grasping parts of a set of pincers.

  2. A maneuver in which an enemy force is attacked from two flanks and the front.

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pincer

noun
1. a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping 
2. a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [syn: claw] 
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